evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
gurgling down; being sucked into; caving in suddenly
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
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
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
garden soil; soil used in a garden
security police; special police; special; TV special; standard-playing (record); SP; shore patrol
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
syringe; hypodermic needle; injector
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
Revelation (book of the Bible); the Apocalypse