indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
pistol; handgun; revolver
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
audience; spectator; spectators
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
main question; real issue at hand
time; season; period; phase; stage
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
house; one's house; one's home; one's family