exaggerated; overblown; overdone
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
magician; conjurer; illusionist
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
how much; how many; to what extent
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
voltage; excitement; enthusiasm
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
flaring up; bursting into flames
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
firm; unshakeable; resolute
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
villain; baddie; the villain's part
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
program (e.g. TV); programme
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
deep impression; being deeply moved; being deeply touched
affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; pompous; self-loving
from season to season; season by season; of each season; in each season
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
many; numerous; various; large number of
every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide