theatre-going; theater-going
playing to the gallery; showing off; pretence; surface preparation (for painting); scraping a surface clean
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
process; course; mechanism
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
papier-mâché tiger (toy with a loose, wobbly head); paper tiger; someone (or something) who is all bark and no bite; man of straw
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
papier-mâché; player who is not a dealer (in cards)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
big three dragons; winning hand consisting of pungs or kongs of each of the three types of dragon tiles
older sister; lass; young lady
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
third-year student; third-year pupil
wish; desire; ambition; choice
large bird; peng (giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
experience; history; record; career
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to say; to be called; to do
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation