to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to make (someone) learn; to be accustomed to ...; to be used to ...; to always ...
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
(so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last
to spit out; to eject; to dump
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
annoyance (to); bane (of); constant worry (to)
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
a dime a dozen; two a penny
to shout with exultation; to shout for joy
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
type; pattern; shape; similar type; similar pattern
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
selling oneself (into bondage) (esp. for prostitutes)
characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)
Shō clan (royal family of the Ryukyu Kingdom)
dying alone (esp. of someone who lives alone and dies of natural causes at home without anyone knowing); solitary death
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
poverty; destitution; privation; indigence; penury
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good