entrance fee; admission fee; admission; entrance charge; admission charge
fund-raising; collection of funds
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
leaving a club; quitting a club
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
another school; other schools
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
thought; consideration; fears
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
one or two; a few; small number
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
compassionate; sympathetic
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
knowing what is right and not doing it is a want of courage
if it is the case that ...
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
old friend; familiar face
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
full-course dinner; multicourse meal
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
scale; scope; plan; structure
sound; noise; acoustics; reverberation; echo; audio
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
stage setting; scenery; stagehand; sceneshifter
portable painting used as part of the backdrop (in kabuki, etc.)