great difference; big difference; wide margin
exorcism rite; purification
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
no way to do; nothing can be done
to attempt; to test; to try out
endless; boundless; everlasting
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
regret; repentance; remorse
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
practice; practising; experience
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
on the occasion of; at the time of
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
of no interest; not interested
proposal; proposition; suggestion