like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
one's long-cherished desire
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
loud laughter; hearty laugh
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)
supporting, but indispensable role; major supporting role
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
white person; Caucasian; (arch.) beginner; (arch.) amateur; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
(being) worth seeing; impressive
script; screenplay; scenario
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
smiling while looking at; enjoying reading
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
in the end; at the end of the day
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together