declaration; proclamation; announcement
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
number one; first; best; most; game; round
slut; floozie; ho; bitch; witch; overbearing woman
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
opposite; reverse; contrary
tone (of voice); manner of talking