one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
side effect; adverse reaction
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
signature pose; trademark pose
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
major; lieutenant commander; wing commander
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
being struck by lightning; torpedo attack
murder; killing; murderer
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to grimace; to make a wry face
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
without leaving any trace
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to succeed; to bear fruit
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation