gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
frivolity; levity; shallowness; superficiality
traditional Japanese travel outfit; travel kit
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
speech; expression; wording; language
poorly made article; defective article; Gautama Buddha
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
bureaucratism; bureaucratic nature
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
according to one's abilities; appropriate; reasonable
to leave unfinished; to abandon
to kidnap; to abduct; to force to go to (e.g. an event)
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
to take command; to give direction
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
dressing room; green room; backstage; inside story; confidential talk; hidden circumstances
lamé (cloth made from gold or silver thread)
at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
fickle; inconstant; capricious; having many romantic interests
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
no time like the present; make hay while the sun shines; (lit.) it's an auspicious day (for doing it) when you've just had the idea
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
sick person; patient; invalid
infection; contagion; becoming infected
to shake one's head (in denial)
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
reading too much into things
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
to be found out; to be seen through; to be exposed; to come to light; to be revealed