curtain; bunting; act (in play)
great emperor; ... the Great
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
arrest; apprehension; capture
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
in terms of; from the point of view of
to become pale; to turn pale
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
go that far; to that extent
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
such; like that; that sort of; very
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
impulsive and straightforward; guileless
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
clever scheme; outlandish plan; unusual plan
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
seoi nage (judo); shoulder throw; back-carry throw
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
the reason is ...; it is because ...
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
leopard (Panthera pardus)
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
fake; sham; counterfeit; impostor; cheat; hypocrite
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap