perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
annex (to a building); annexe; extension; supplementary building
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
headdress; crown; covering; fogging (photography); blushing
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
talk; dialogue; conversation
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
social status; social position
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
dignity; majesty; sanctity
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
to be indebted; to be under an obligation
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
serious illness; dangerous disease
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
crisis; critical moment; critical time
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
stirring; rousing oneself
posterity; future life; life to come
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down