entreaty; supplication; petition
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
gurgling down; being sucked into; caving in suddenly
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
audience; spectator; spectators
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
drama; play; powerful drug
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
Ladies and Gentlemen!; all of you; everyone
singing voice; (sound of) singing
ancient city; former capital
to annoy; to cause trouble
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
carving; engraving; chiselled features
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting