arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
dictatorship; despotic government
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
to have a rumor circulating
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
married woman; another's wife
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to name; to call; to christen; to term
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
clothes; clothing; garments
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
social life; social intercourse
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
(not so) much; (not) very
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known