artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
through a wall; on the other side of a wall
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to be found; to be discovered
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
price; cost; value; worth; value
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
some people; a few people; several people
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
planned; scheduled; systematic
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction