delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
plot; ulterior motive; thing; article; penis
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)
apologies; excuse me; I'm sorry
falling plump; falling down flat
grey-brown; gray-brown; dun
particulars; details; specified items
to fulfill one's responsibilities
feeding (animals); provisioning
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
treasure chest; strongbox
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
swinging back; aftershock; backlash
leading actor; star actress; top-billed performer
at all costs; whatever the price; would give anything
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
governor-general; governor; viceroy
large deer; moose; elk; red deer
pose (in kabuki); posture
round; circular; spherical; mellow (flavour, voice, etc.); mild; smooth
great actor; famous actor; star
opposite bank; farther shore