to make light of; to ignore; to slight
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
just one person; only one
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
indescribable; having no way to express
puppeteer; puppet player; wirepuller; string-puller; man behind the scenes
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
company secret; industrial secret; trade secret
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
about; concerning; related to; -ish
how; in what way; by what means
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to speak; to hear a voice
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to be purplish; to be tinged purple
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
hairline at nape of neck; nape of neck
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
light brown; golden brown; tan
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics