striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.; veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming about
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
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
sympathy; compassion; pity
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
for (some) doubtful points to remain
action committee; executive committee
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
audio feedback; acoustic feedback; howl
leadoff batter; first batter; first person appearing (witness, performer, etc.)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
big thanks; great gratitude
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
programme; program; plans; arrangements
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
looking depressed; long face
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
rest stop; service area; public address system; PA
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room