to be prominent; to be conspicuous
wooden frame; wooden crate; wooden pallet
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
stirring; slight movement
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to laugh away; to laugh off
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
announcement of time; time signal; news report; newsletter
with a start; with a jump
to come to one's senses; to calm down
imp; elf; pixie; goblin; devilkin
great difference; big difference; wide margin
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
to say (something) over one's shoulder
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
not counted (in the score); not tallied
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean