large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
the guilty are audacious; show remorse when you are in the wrong
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
bronze or copper (color, colour)
broad bean (Vicia faba); horse bean; fava bean
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
moderate; proper; just right
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
quietly; slowly; gracefully
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
unrefined (character, manners); mean; vulgar; bad taste; lacking style
royalty and titled nobility
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
discreet; modest; cautious
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
minute adjustment; fine tuning
record high; all-time high
to work hard; to work diligently
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
management; administration; operation
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)