trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
fall of the curtain; end of an act; end; ending; close
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
such ... as; or some such
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
(program of) entertainments; special events; exhibitions; amusements; attractions
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
original method; original procedure; genuine way (of doing something)
long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
to meet someone's requirements; to meet expectations; to go along with what someone wants
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
queen; queen; queen (chess piece); Queen (highest title for female players in competitive karuta)
bitter orange (Citrus aurantium); sour orange; Seville orange; orange (color, colour)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to