leading part; leading actor; leading actress
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
scene; sight; scenario; setting
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
weak point; unskillfulness
genuine article; real thing; real deal
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
cookie; biscuit; cookie; browser cookie
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
adopted daughter; foster daughter
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to shout (in anger); to yell
testimony; (verbal) evidence
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
cold reception; inhospitality
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
flaring up; bursting into flames
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
account book; register; ledger
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall