birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
at that time; in those days
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
recitation; reciting from memory
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
genuine; authentic; true; real
just one person; only one
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
about; concerning; as to; regarding
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
repentance; confession; penitence
to pause; to have a short intermission
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
for the first time in one's life
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
mosaic; pixelated obscuring in images and video, usu. for censorship
the last moment; the very end