questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
irritation; annoyance; frustration
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
clearing one's throat; cough
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
-less; lacking; non-existing
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
practice; practising; training; study
with (the sound of) clashing swords; (arguing) fiercely; heatedly; vehemently
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
five (long cylindrical things)
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
to make an appearance; to show up
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon