shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
to need; to require; to take; to demand
meteor; shooting star; falling star
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
lying on one's back; lying face upward; lying supine
(I) won't say anything no matter what; unwilling to tell even under threat
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
radiant smile; contented smile
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
behaviour; behavior; conduct
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
foot soldier (Edo period); samurai on foot; (arch.) going on foot; (arch.) walking
theatre; theater; playhouse
troupe; theatrical company
article; thing; object; property; real estate
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
self-defense; self-defence
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
front entrance; front door
person standing watch; guard duty
nagging; critical; talkative; gossipy
to have to pay the price (for past mistakes); to have one's past catching up with one; to have the bill come due (for past actions)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
is it?; isn't it?; be; is