commemorative plaque (usu. on a stone); stone monument (bearing an inscription)
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
decoration; ornamental item
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
temporary; transitory; short-lived
to be overcome with emotion
stuffed specimen; taxidermy mount; stuffing; mounting
railroad; railway; rail transport
less prominent one of a pair; less famous member (esp. of a comedy duo or group); (the one who is) not ...; the non-... one (of a pair)
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
setting off (on a trip); departure
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
gallery (in a theatre); upper gallery; cheap seats; nosebleed section; the gods
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
rival; competitor; competition
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
tsumugi; pongee; traditional rough-surfaced cloth woven from raw silk
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
lifting a child high up in the air
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to push (something) against
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre