genuine article; real thing; real deal
vocal (performance); vocals; singing; vocalist; singer
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
major (recording) label debut
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
business world; business circles; (the) industry
promotion (of a product, event, cause, etc.)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
manager; person in a (school or university) sports team in charge of administrative and miscellaneous duties
conte; short story; tale; comedy sketch; skit
a puff; a smoke; (short) rest; break; one dose (of medicine or poison); (brief) lull
refreshment; something refreshing; welcome relief; tonic; refreshing medicine
role; part; job; assignment
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
shrill; piercing (scream, etc.)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
thereupon; shortly thereafter
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
will not do; do not; does not
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
stark naked; completely naked; nude
having one's penis fully exposed (i.e. wearing no trousers or underwear)
being fully exposed (of genitals, breasts, etc.)
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to scold severely; to thunder against; to give someone hell
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification