start of broadcast; commencement of transmission; sign-on
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to make merry; to be festive
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
unit; (musical) group; band
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
occupations dependent on public favor (favour)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
being very busy; busyness
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
personal feelings; self-interest
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
all sorts of; all kinds of
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
consideration; taking into account