passion; enthusiasm; zeal
stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
lily of the valley (Convallaria keiskei)
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
skinny person; scrawny person; scarecrow; bag of bones
match (to light fire with)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to look around; to survey
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
body; physique; build; stature
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
singing voice; (sound of) singing
to well up; to burst; to arise