farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
growth period; growing season
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to manipulate figures to one's advantage; to count wrongly on purpose; to inflate or deflate one's age
less than ...; smaller ...
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to be muddy; to be slushy
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
script; screenplay; scenario
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
recovery; undoing; recall