or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
stew (esp. Japanese cream stew)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
retort (vessel used for distillation); retort (airtight vessel used to heat and sterilize canned or retort-pouch food)
condition of fire; heat level; fire strength
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
drama; theatre; theater; play
script; libretto; scenario
children's story; fairy tale
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)
marriage proposal; courtship
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
inexperienced (in life experience); unsophisticated; green; inexperienced (in love); innocent; naive
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to startle; to surprise; to astonish; (lit.) to make (someone) say "oh!"
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
very popular; highly favoured
troupe; theatrical company
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
wizard; genius; remarkable talent; exceptional ability
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
gaudy; loud; garish; intense; harsh; extreme
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number