explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
charming; fascinating; attractive
hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible
indiscreetly; thoughtlessly; carelessly; frivolously
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
might as well; sure, why not; why not use this occasion to ...
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
sports ground; sports oval
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
sun; saint; San (people); son
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
theatre; theater; playhouse
royal castle; imperial castle
famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
extra (e.g. in a film); supernumerary; extra; surplus; excess
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording