to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
singing contest; person proud of their voice
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
gratuitous scene inserted in a narrative (in anime, etc.); scene designed purely to excite or titillate the viewer
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
physical education; PE; gym (class)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
troupe; theatrical company
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
labrador retriever (breed of dog); labrador
labrador (breed of dog); labrador retriever
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
life; living; I; me; student
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
unrequited love; one-sided love
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to have an eye on; to zero in on