amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
luxurious and gorgeous; magnificent
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
February; second month of the lunar calendar
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
to take over; to hand over
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
to be photographed; to be projected
reputation; public opinion
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
preliminary arrangements; spade work
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to investigate; to examine
headquarters; head office; main office
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
madness; madman; enthusiast; freak; junkie
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
pretension; conceit; hubris
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
cesspool; sink; manure sink
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
position; job; employment; opening
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
smoothly; easily; readily
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care