hoarse voice; husky voice
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
book; volume; this; present; main; head
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
return of something; repayment
prize money; monetary award; reward
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
presentation (e.g. of a gift, etc.)
entrance fee; admission fee; admission; entrance charge; admission charge
showman; impresario; promoter; producer
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
theater proprietor; theatre proprietor; producer
clear profit; great profit (without any investment)
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
unexpected; contrary to expectations; unforeseen
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light