to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
very popular; highly favoured
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
in the meantime; meanwhile
script; libretto; scenario
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
important point; point to make note of
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
to stiffen; to become stiff
inside one's heart; in one's mind
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)