unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to amuse oneself; to make merry
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
with a collapse; with a slump
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
close attention; (watching with) keen interest
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
lei (garland of flowers); lei (plural of leu; currency of Romania and Moldova)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
genuine article; real thing; real deal
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
last night; yesterday evening
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
writing (a book); book; (literary) work; writings