quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
to become fully formed; to take proper shape
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
to live; to reside; to inhabit
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
longing for; burning desire
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit
the world in general; society; convention
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
closeted maiden; carefully raised girl from a well-to-do family
script; libretto; scenario
finish; end; completion; result
to emboss; to carve in relief; to bring to the fore; to accentuate; to throw into relief
to give a round of applause; to applaud
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
standard; set; routine; decided
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
supply; supplying; replenishment
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
bottom of the water; bottom of the sea; river bottom
to push; to propel; to shove; to spur (someone); to stimulate; to impel
head over heels; headlong; head first
shrill; piercing (scream, etc.)
business discussion; negotiation
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
home area; home town; local
bazaar; bazar; special sale (at a department store)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well