to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
and then; and so; and; so then
The Nutcracker (ballet by Tchaikovsky)
in succession; in an endless stream; continuing without pause or interruption
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
even assuming that ...; even granted that ...
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
trivial; insignificant; meager; meagre; that little amount; such a small extent
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
archeological excavation (archaeological)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to arouse criticism; to provoke; to cause a controversy; to give rise to hostile comment
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
cultural assets; cultural property
schematic; schema; illustration; explanatory diagram
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy (person); lackadaisical
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty