something or other; one thing or another; this or that
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
courteous; decorous; polite
producer (film, TV, etc.)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
Cyathea mertensiana (species of tree fern)
bento; Japanese box lunch
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to press a question; to cross-examine
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
even though things may appear this way
daring; fearless; audacious; bold; dauntless; daredevil
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
performer; entertainer; actor
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
actor; actress; player; performer
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
with a "plop" (of tears, drop of water, etc.)
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
unopened (state); with an unbroken seal
rehearsal; rehabilitation
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
to form a pair; to pair up
joint together; opposite; facing