generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
pair; two kinds; two ways
beforehand; in advance; previously
person asking for advice; inquirer; consulter; consultor; counselee; querent (in tarot, astrology, etc.)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
the reverse; other side; lining
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
number of times; frequency; count
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
stage setting; scenery; stagehand; sceneshifter
men; manservant; male attendants to an actor
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
personal; individual; private
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
proposal; offer; request; application
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies