affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to become settled; to be fixed
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
one of Japan's foremost; leading in Japan
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
to break the silence; to break one's silence
confronting directly; meeting face-to-face
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
consistently; unchangingly; throughout
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
internal (e.g. disk); built-in; equipped (with)
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
conflict; fighting each other
past forty; following right course
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
to run around; to bustle about
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
to backfire; to have a harmful result
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
short distance; short range; short-haul
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
timidity; cowardice; prudence; pedantry
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time