leading part; leading actor; leading actress
background character (in a manga, anime, etc.); mob (in a video game); non-player character; NPC
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
item; must-have; must-have item; (inventory) item; pick-up
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
doer; performer; shite; protagonist; speculator
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
rogue nation; rogue state
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
drug administration; giving of a drug; medication
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
patterns of thinking; train of thought
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
intensification; aggravation
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to lay aside; to set aside