farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to unfold; to unroll; to open
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
what time; (lit.) which hour
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
electricity; (electric) light
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
senior; elder; person older than oneself
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
although I say; although one might say; although called
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
almost; roughly; approximately
coincident with; while; simultaneously
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
explanation; interpretation
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up