food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
large-scale play; play with an A-list cast; big act; big charade; theatre with a government licence (Edo period)
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
to shame the name (of); to blot the reputation (of)
to bind; to fasten; to tie up
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
one after another; in rapid succession
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
systematic; regular; routine
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
false evidence; perjury; false testimony
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
Hellman; Hellmann; Herman; Hermann; Herrmann
in name only; titular; nominal
power; authority; jurisdiction
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
lowercase letter; small letter
(for one's stomach) to rumble
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
unbroken; uninterrupted; on and on; continuous
to cut off; to lop off; to prune