shading; (colour) gradation; kumadori; style of kabuki makeup used for violent roles
ceremonial; ritual; ritualistic; formal
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
sharing a room; dormitory room; match between wrestlers from the same stable
to like; to love; to be fond of
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
profitable plan; good plan
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to think too much; to be over-concerned
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
false impression; deceptive appearance; mere show
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
ticket (for bus, train, etc.); passenger ticket; basic fare ticket (not valid on limited express trains without a supplemental express ticket)
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
forced to use; forced into a position
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
master inventor; king of inventors (e.g. Edison)
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to keep in mind; to memorize
grasp; catch; understanding
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
how long; how far; how much
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life