white makeup powder; (face) powder
to smear all over; to slather on; to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly; to bedaub (with paint)
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
whole face; all over one's face
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to tinker with; to fumble with; to fiddle with; to twiddle
to come loose (of clothing); to come undone (e.g. of a dress); to become dishevelled; to be worn out of shape
four-legged; four-footed; (four-legged) animal; beast
to relax; to feel at home
haori and hakama (Japanese male formal attire)
courteous; decorous; polite
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back
bridal costume; wedding dress
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō)
full dress; formal dress; uniform
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
don't worry about it; forget about it
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
meeting place; seats for the public; restaurant dinner tray; set of dishes served on an individual tray for entertaining guests; banquet
(someone else's) parents; both parents
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)