drama; theatre; theater; play
to suspend (from); to hang (down); to dangle
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)
fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful
relation of cause and effect; causal relationship; causal link; causality
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
poor piece of work; rubbish; trash
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to be similar (to); to be akin (to); to be like
"it was all a dream"-ending
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
mockery; derision; ridicule
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
programme; program; plans; arrangements
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
like a part of the family
comfort; consolation; diversion
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
business hours; opening hours; office hours
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
one-year-old; one year old
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
festival merrymaking; revelry
right in the middle (of); midst; height
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
manly; masculine; like a man
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something