to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
outline; summary; gist; in brief
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
entreaty; supplication; petition
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
anything and everything; just about everything
guess; speculation; supposition
region; limits; stage; level
armchair theory; impracticable theory
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
plot (of a story); plotting (a graph)
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
preparation; provision; guarding
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
meeting; greeting; welcome
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
state secrets; secrets of the state
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)