kabuki; Japanese classical drama
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
butterfly (swimming stroke); G-string; gee-string
oiran; high-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
long, kimono-like garment, made of light fabric and worn under the kimono; under-kimono
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to one's delight; to one's joy
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
registrant; subscriber; enrollee
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
5,000,000; five million; (arch.) many
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
probability; likelihood; chances
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor