stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
tagged (esp. with a price); notorious; infamous; double-dyed
scoundrel; rascal; villain
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to call in; to invite; to bring in
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
choices; alternatives; options
to become desperate; to give in to despair
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
innocent; cherubic; childlike
permission; approval; authorization; license
publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)
hello; good day; good afternoon
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted