sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
preface; introduction; preamble
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
(projection) screen; the silver screen; the film world; movies
actor; actress; player; performer
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
a great variety of; diversity
to put the scalpel to; to perform an operation on; to take drastic measures to get to the bottom of something; to make a searching inquiry; to put something under the microscope
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
inside one's heart; in one's mind
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
Amazon (river, rainforest, etc.); Amazon (female warrior)
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to invite in; to show someone in
insecticide; insect repellent
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
queen (consort); empress (consort)
dye; dyestuff; coloring agent
after that; afterwards; thereafter
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)