performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
to devise an elaborate plan; to exercise one's ingenuity; to work out a scheme
manners; courtesy; etiquette
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
pleased to make your acquaintance
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
parting; separation; farewell
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
adds force or indicates command
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to become better; to improve
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to be taken ill; to be addicted to; to become absorbed in; to give oneself up (to)
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
at once; immediately; right now
period; dot character; period (era, amount of time); period
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to throw into; to dump in together