leading part; leading actor; leading actress
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
one day; (on) a certain day
to arrive; to come to pass
to be too numerous; to be too much
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
presence (impressive quality)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)
silver; senior citizen; pensioner
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
not long has passed since ...
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception