daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
villain; baddie; the villain's part
self-consciousness; self-awareness
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
standard; set; routine; decided
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
cook; chef; tap; spigot; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
look; glance; (at first) sight
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
corpulence; fatness; obesity
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
metabolic syndrome; overweight
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
how many years; how long; what year
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
craving; longing; thirsting
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply