series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
inside; interior; inner part
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
in good health; alive and well; going strong
three sides; small offering stand
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
wild uproar; pandemonium; clamor of voices; noisy; uproarious; clamorous
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
follower; attendant; valet; servant
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to backfire; to have a harmful result
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to intend; to be sure that
strong-willed; strong of heart
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
practical; actual; de facto; in essence; in all but name
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
villain; baddie; the villain's part
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
to pledge; to vow; to promise; to have sexual intercourse (esp. between husband and wife); to share a bed