heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
to whine; to make feeble complaints
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
soldier; combatant; warrior
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
audience; spectator; spectators
abusive language; foul language
whichever one chooses; either way
personal; individual; private
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
(arch.) space between two nodes (on bamboo, etc.); a short time
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
even though; despite; when
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
correct or incorrect; right or wrong; accuracy; correction (of errors)
beforehand; in advance; previously
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
rebellious phase; rebellious age
to not take seriously; to take lightly
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture