drama; play; Chinese opera
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
The Tempest (play by Shakespeare, sonata by Beethoven)
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
secret; private; surreptitious
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
consideration; taking into account
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
prize for perfect attendance
jealousy; yakimochi (roasted rice cake)
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
lunchbox made with loving care by one's wife
beloved wife; cherishing one's wife
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
ready-made; common-law (wife)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing