portable painting used as part of the backdrop (in kabuki, etc.)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
party to a contract; subscriber; policy owner (insurance)
near miss; just missing (each other)
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
immorality; injustice; adultery; illicit relationship; murdering one's teacher or a government official (one of the eight unpardonable crimes)
sexual act; sexual intercourse
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
half- (sibling by a different father); uterine; maternal
older brother and younger sister
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
solely; entirely; only; sharing; together
to wring the neck; to strangle
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
rather than; more ... than ...
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling