puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
quest (esp. in role-playing games)
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
to take turns doing; to do in rotation
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
sale of goods (as opposed to services)
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
(phenomenon of) precession of the equinoxes
to be frank; to speak one's mind; to open one's heart; to have a heart-to-heart talk (with someone)
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
specialist shop; shop specializing in a particular type of product
happy memory; sweet memory
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
new and old; incoming and outgoing
news flash; prompt report; bulletin; quick announcement
unapproachable; inaccessible; difficult to access
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; old-fashioned
to push aside; to push one's way through
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
boarding gate (airport); aircraft door
showy; flashy; flamboyant
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
(appropriate to) time, place, occasion