ill will; malice; evil intent
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
extraordinary; singular; incredible
Chekhov; Chekhov, Anton (1860-1904; Russian playwright and short-story writer)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment
practice; practising; training; study
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
fee; charge; rate; material
etc.; et cetera; and so on
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
various countries; various regions; various provinces
great writer; major writer
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
Western person; Westerner
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
the West; the Occident; Western countries
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
both hands; both arms; ten
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
universal validity; fitting into any situation
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
six feet; traditional Japanese G-string for men; palanquin bearer
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
directly; in person; firsthand