actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
had better ...; had better not ...
woman; female; feminine gender
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
scene; sight; scenario; setting
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
such; like that; that sort of; very
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately