personality; character; individuality; personhood
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
feeding (animals); provisioning
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
item; article; dish; course; finest item
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
treasure chest; strongbox
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
powerful medicine; strong poison
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
setting off (on a trip); departure
extension of a straight line; (conclusion) following as an extension of (an argument)
swinging back; aftershock; backlash
tag (children's game); tig
absentmindedly; dazedly; vaguely
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
kabuki; Japanese classical drama