chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
newly-released music; new release (CD, album, etc.); new score; new composition
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
unable to resist; unable to suppress
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
digitization; digitalization
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
retort; back talk; backchat
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
movie director; film director
Japan and the United States; Japanese-American
screening (a movie); showing; to screen a movie
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
person of culture; cultured person
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
utter failure; gross mistake; wrong guess
shop, bar, etc. where live jazz, pop, rock, etc. is performed; live music club
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)