stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
nothing but; none other than
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
sphere; counter for balls
to play a leading role; to play a central part
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
coaxial mounting; multiple mounting
remaining bullets; remaining ammunition
seemingly good; (of) good appearance; looking good
how; in what way; how about; questionable
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
herbal medicine prepared from dried earthworms
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect