make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
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)
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
as you can imagine; as imagined
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
conte; short story; tale; comedy sketch; skit
to show up; to appear; to turn up
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
last resort; desperate measure taken under the pressure of necessity
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
lapis lazuli blue; bright blue; azure
wedding ring; wedding band
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
abuse of authority; abuse of public office; misfeasance