junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
stage actor; stage actress
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
well known; well connected
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
to well up; to burst; to arise
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
essence; true nature; substance; reality
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
expressing one's mind; speaking out
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
place; room; margin; scope
type of occupation; occupational category
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to be able to manage somehow or another
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven