stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
finger flick to the forehead
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
moderately; in moderation
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
charming; fascinating; attractive
distant look; faraway look
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party
helping oneself to a drink; pouring one's own drink
to extend (e.g. a house); to add to (e.g. coals to a fire)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
piece; fragment; one (object)
lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority; second volume (of two); third volume (of three)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
not covered (by); not subject (to)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
oversized (clothing); baggy; rolling in (of money); (profiting) greatly; sloshing (e.g. of water); gushing
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
one end; an end; part; fragment
Chikuzen (former province located in the west of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)
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