to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
regular customer; valued client
assertion; declaration; affirmation
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
maximization; maximisation
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
the world in general; society; convention
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
SAT; Scholastic Assessment Test; Scholastic Aptitude Test
sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
indies; independent film, music, publishing, etc.
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
acting ability; talent as a performer
those (near the second person)
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
from the viewpoint of; according to
of great promise; with a promising future
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
remark; statement; discourse
the seven prismatic colors (colours)
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
compilation; editing; recording
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe