brown envelope; manila envelope
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
sedge (Cyperaceae spp., esp. members of genus Carex)
deep emotion; being filled with emotion
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
major incident; major happening; big scandal
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
crushing; squashing; crumpling; squishing; with a smash; with a crunch
whispered conversation; whispering
rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya); grasshopper; locust (of family Catantopidae)
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
writing a script with specific actors in mind; writing a script after having picked the actors
script; screenplay; scenario
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
function; facility; faculty; feature
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
great actor; famous actor; star
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
feigned innocence or naivete; beguiling innocence; wolf in sheep's clothing
to act lovestruck; to be fawning; to act affectionate