drama; play; powerful drug
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
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
tall figure; high stature
classification; categorization; sorting
largest class; top category
to give an impression; to make an impression
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
first meeting; first interview with
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
in person; personally; directly
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
honour; honor; glory; privilege
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to place firmly; to hit very hard
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)