aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
reason; cause; circumstances
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
master; teacher; stable master
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
impossible; unlikely; improbable
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
meaning; significance; sense
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
that field; the authorities (esp. the police)
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
any; at all; in the least; even in a slight degree; ever
year of a person's death; one's age at death
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
same; similar; (just) like; equal
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded