performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to get along well together; to be close to each other
by today; before the day is over
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
to make a person's blood run cold
to keep standing; to stand motionless
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing
to arrive (by car, bike, etc.); to drive up to; to draw up at; to get used to riding; to get used to driving
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
to sweep clean; to brush clean
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
setting on fire; setting afire
thorough; exhaustive; complete
safety; welfare; well-being
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
maniac; enthusiast; fan; mania; craze
to suppress one's emotions
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to be softened; to calm down
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
viewing as a problem; problematizing