bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
video camera; video camcorder
electronic device; electronic equipment; electronics
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
to have an eye on; to zero in on
(bank) president; greenroom manager (in a theater)
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
break; pause; interruption; intermission
until now; so far; up to the present
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
boastful speech; bragging
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar