performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
battlefield; battleground
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
door; gate; opening; title page
tension; mental strain; nervousness
expression; look; countenance; face
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
turmoil; chaos; confusion
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
from the viewpoint of; according to
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient; (arch.) trickery; (arch.) deception
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
front; frontage; facade; main
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to be opposite; to face each other
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position