stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to challenge (a person) to a fight
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
near; close by; within reach; familiar
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
made-to-order (esp. clothing); custom-made; tailor-made; bespoke
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
explosive; blasting powder
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
disinformation; false information
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
appearance; figure; shape; form
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
president (of a country); big man; boss; buddy
(another's) daughter; young lady
first offence; first offense; first offender; first-time offender
life imprisonment; life sentence
definite term (of a prison sentence)
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable