proposition; thesis; task; problem; giving a title; naming
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
simple; simplified; easy; plain
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
deep inside; innermost place
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
dozens; scores of; decades
body and soul; mind and body
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
portable painting used as part of the backdrop (in kabuki, etc.)
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to show up; to appear; to turn up
brown; light brown; tawny
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to speak; to say; to vocalize
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...