strength; power; proficiency; ability
to follow another's example
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
acting ability; talent as a performer
lip-syncing; lip-synching
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
confused; flustered; at a loss
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
nonchalantly; without a care
transcendence; excellence; superiority
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
to complete decisively; to do to completion
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing