pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
pride; dignity; self-respect
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to happen to meet; to come across
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
newcomer; initiate; rookie
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
treatment; handling; arrangement; addition; musical accompaniment (in noh)
restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
though one didn't intend (expect) to
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
rather; sooner; preferably
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
reverse rape; sexual assault by a female of a male
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship