to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
confections; sweets; candy; cake
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
complication; confusion; disorder; chaos; dispute; conflict
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
tool; implement; means; furniture
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
martial arts stadium; (Nippon) Budokan (indoor arena in Tokyo)
Saitama (city, prefecture)
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
intermission (between acts); interlude
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
push; pushing (someone to do something); pressuring; pushing (an update, content, etc.); push (stack operation)
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
radio programme; radio program
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
sound; noise; audio; acoustics; reverberation
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
the front; honest; upright; decent