one act (play, etc.); scene; event
parasol (esp. one that is secured to the ground); sunshade; (beach) umbrella
tropical; tropical worsted fabric
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
orders; instructions; directive; command
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
individual; one by one; separate; each
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to finish reading; to read through
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
to try all possible means
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
contours of one's body; figure
business; trade; operations; sales
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
pre-opening (party or showing)
uniforms supplied to employees; an allotment
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
both eloquent and skilled
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
to contribute; to play a part in; to have a hand in; to finance