preliminary step; first step
demonic; devilish; satanic; diabolic
hey; yo; hi; yessir; understood
to sound together; to vibrate mutually; to reverberate
shudder; shiver; agitation
one layer; single layer; monopetalous; unlined kimono; single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold
crowded (e.g. with people); overflowing
storehouse; warehouse; godown
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product)
especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)
one's natural voice; one's normal speaking voice; chest voice; modal voice
to turn down (heat, sound, etc.); to weaken
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant
to humiliate; to disgrace; to put to shame; to violate; to (sexually) assault; to rape
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
to amuse oneself; to make merry
leader of a cheering group; head cheerleader
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
conscious neglect; willful negligence; wilful negligence
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
contact network; phone tree; contact information for relevant people (in a given organization)
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
external pressure; outside pressure; foreign pressure
close; intimate; on good terms
disqualification; unfitness; noncompliance
key person; important person
entrance; entering; admission; admittance
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
destruction; ruin; nirvana; cessation (of earthly desires); dying (from overwhelming emotion); being overwhelmed (by something)
thundering; roaring; rumbling; booming
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.