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
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
unqualified; without qualifications
sleepover; overnight stay
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
party; set; gang; company; person
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
answering machine; answerphone
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
traffic light; signalling mechanism; semaphore (apparatus)
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
fields (of rice and other crops)
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount