chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
full dress; formal dress; uniform
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
variety show (on TV or radio)
top hundred; hundred best
thick makeup; heavy makeup
commercial version (e.g. of software); production version; release version
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
line-up (of players, products, etc.); lineup
to shout (in anger); to yell
founder of a religious sect
to revere; to respect; to worship
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand; by extension
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
branch; branch office; subdivision
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
president (of a society); chairman
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)