dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
true state; actual condition; reality
ability to ignore bad things happening to one; power to not get upset or worked up (by ignoring something)
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
chief; main; principal; important
person obsessed with thoughts of sex
to tire of playing; to become tired after playing
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
image quality (film, video, etc.)
theatre; theater; playhouse
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
foreign (product, esp. agricultural); of foreign manufacture
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability
these days; nowadays; recently
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
unopened (state); with an unbroken seal
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
item; something that one "just has to have"
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to rise in esteem; to become popular; to rise in value (stocks)
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
to sulk; to be peevish; to run away from home
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
brother-in-law; stepbrother; sworn brother
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code