to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
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)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
both hands; both arms; ten
to rush over; to run up to
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
depiction; description; portrayal
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
template; run of the mill; formulaic
fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
tattoo (esp. not traditional Japanese)
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
having a fetish for ...; specializing in ...; (arch.) first; (arch.) foremost; (arch.) doing as one pleases; (arch.) acting selfishly
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
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)
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate