to polish up; to shine up
to burn with combativeness
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
papier-mâché; something that looks good superficially; sham
half-crying; being on the verge of crying
rash; reckless; headlong; foolhardy
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
stubborn; obstinate; self-willed; headstrong
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
through a wall; on the other side of a wall
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
planned; scheduled; systematic
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
global positioning system; GPS
discipline; punishment; reprimand
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
society; company; the public; the world
in company; among people; philtrum
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of