nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
Katou Kiyomasa (1562-1611)
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
axis; pivot; central figure; key man
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
leading female role actor (in kabuki)
place; situation; position; location
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
mixture; intermixture; mixing up; contamination; creation of unorthodox words or phrases by combining terms of similar form or meaning
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
blind man; masseur (usu. blind)
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to act (as); to hold an office; to play the part (of)
chief; main; principal; major
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
in name but not in reality
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
progress; advance; improvement; development
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course