so miserable that it is painful to look at; can't bear to look at; painful to watch
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
seat; seats; stands; grandstand; bleachers
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
space; interval; space character; whitespace
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
audience; spectator; spectators
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
regular customer; general audience; general public
to become empty; to be emptied
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to think too much; to be over-concerned
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to reorganize; to rearrange; to put (things) in order
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
meanwhile; in the meantime; on the other hand
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
photo book (esp. one featuring photos of female celebrities, models); photobook