lamé (cloth made from gold or silver thread)
Nishikawa Takanori (1970.9.19-)
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
angular; angular-shaped; sharp-pointed
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to fit (inside something)
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
extrasensory perception; ESP
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
job; work; duties; trade; skill
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
shrill voice (esp. of women and children)
defeating in an instant; instant kill
beautiful woman; beauty; belle
masterpiece; masterwork; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
one cause; one reason; one factor
wriggling; squirming; writhing; maneuvering (behind the scenes; of insignificant people); manoeuvring; planning mischief
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring