at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
weather; fair weather; fine weather
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
standee (in a theatre); standing-room spectator; the gallery
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
outsider; someone outside of a group
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
cleaning up someone else's mess; making up for someone else's mistake; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
every person; each one; everybody
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
great many; ever so many; any number; as few or as many (as you like); whether large or small
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to whine; to make feeble complaints