drama; theatre; theater; play
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint
special effects; SFX; tokusatsu (genre of live-action film or television drama that makes heavy use of special effects, e.g. Godzilla)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
in a little while; in a bit
annotation; explanatory note; comment
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
leading; guiding; commanding
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
trouble; quarrel; dispute
club activities; extracurricular activities
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
to exert oneself; to make efforts
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
celebration; auspicious occasion
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
under custody; under supervision; undecided match; draw; tie
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
grey (gray); gray (SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation)
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference
to know something by direct experience; (lit.) to know through the skin
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)