talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
parade; review (of troops)
breakwater; seawall; bulwark; mole; narrow stone structure for breaking incoming waves and loading goods on and off ships
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
cornered animal; (lit.) cornered rat
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
contest (between performers); competitive performance; competition between theatres putting on the same show
incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
ringing; throbbing violently
fine product; masterpiece
interruption; interference; butting in
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
with an extreme cold (i.e. temperature); lonelily; lonesomely; (acting) coldly (toward someone)
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
resentment; indignation; anger
to shut one's mouth; to hold one's tongue; to keep silent
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
dignity; majesty; sanctity
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
to be jealous; to be envious
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
to triumph; to be elated with success
to settle (in a place); to settle down
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
slight; thin; on the weak side
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to live; to reside; to inhabit
shame; disgrace; raping; rape
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
for a while; for some time; for a period
spelling; orthography; patching; binding