to brandish; to flourish; to wave; to swing; to shake at
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
one of Japan's foremost; leading in Japan
athletic meet (esp. at primary school); sports day; field day
to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy
to drive (a car) around; to ride (a bicycle) around
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
during a telephone call; busy line
fiend for work; workaholic; career-minded person
participatory; participating; hands-on
left side; left-hand side
All Seats Sold, Thank You; full house; sell-out crowd
singer; vocalist; amateur singer who records and uploads songs to online video platforms
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
enka singer; singer of Japanese traditional ballads
reed warbler (esp. the great reed warbler, but also the black-browed reed warbler)
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
bunch of flowers; bouquet
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
performer; actor; actress; cast
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
beautiful man and woman; handsome couple
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
to be clearly ahead of the competition; to stand out noticeably above one's rivals; to stand out from the crowd
prize money; monetary award; reward
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)
proper; right; reasonable