as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to flare up; to burst into flames
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
face with no make-up; sobriety
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
set of tools (implements); kit; outfit
hair iron; curling tongs; straightening iron
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to strike (gold, oil, etc.); to find (e.g. buried treasure); to dig up
insertion; incorporation; infixing
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
life; living; I; me; student
to turn completely into; to become completely
silent; still; quiet; hushed
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
slight; thin; on the weak side
focus (of a lens); focal point; point (of a discussion, e.g. on-point, off-point)
in proportion to; just as much as
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
to pierce through; to break through