big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to indicate; to show; to point to
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
(short) rest; breather; break
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
to be saved up (of money)