learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
to have a pungent smell; to have an acrid smell
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
undershirt (worn under a kimono); singlet
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
domestic help; domestic helper; domestic servant; maid
nightlife; night amusements
theatre-going; theater-going
imperial sanction; royal charter; chartered (e.g. chartered accountant)
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
box seat; (restaurant) booth; box (theater, sports stadium, etc.)
gallery (in a theatre); upper gallery; cheap seats; nosebleed section; the gods
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
full to capacity; full to bursting; house full; sellout
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
theater district (quarter); theatre district
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
body odor; body odour; personal odor; personal odour; characteristic (of someone)
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
funny song; comic song; limerick