book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
entertainment journalist; entertainment reporter; gossip columnist
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
document screening; paper screening; narrowing down a field of applicants based on resumes, written applications, etc.
birth; creation; formation
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
prize winner; pennant winner; victor
after the end (of something); post-
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to attempt; to test; to try out
to serve; to dish up; to dish out
year in, year out; always; 24-7
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
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
elementary and middle school pupils
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
to come to an end; to close the curtain
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
probability; likelihood; chances
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
question and answer session
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to