back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
power of expression; expressiveness; expressive power
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
manufacturing; craftsmanship; build
those (near the second person)
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
rare; uncommon; not often seen
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to be able to manage somehow or another
to get conceited; to become vain; to get stuck up; to get a swollen head; (lit.) to become a tengu
to thrust before; to thrust at
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
serialization; serialisation; serial story
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
university of arts; arts college
to play a leading role; to play a central part
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
dramatic production with parallel storylines focusing on different characters; multiprotagonist story, film, etc.
day something goes on sale; date of issue; release date
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death