plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to smile (at); to grin (at)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to look around; to take a view of
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
family structure; family composition; family makeup
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
to be prolonged; to drag on
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
exactly as stated; verbatim
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
eye; insight; vision; gist; main point; hole
conduct; behavior; behaviour
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to think too much; to be over-concerned
to have a comeback for every remark; to be always ready with excuses; to contradict everything
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill