natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
and; thereupon; because of that
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
pre-opening (party or showing)
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
show; performance; show; exhibition; TV show
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
setting up specially; special installation
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
cost price; purchase price; cost; production cost; manufacturing cost; prime cost
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
falling out (with); quarrel; discord; estrangement; being on bad terms
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
top hat; high hat; silk hat; topper
large, broad-shouldered physique (esp. that of a middle-aged man); big build
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
backward somersault; back handspring; backflip
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to increase; to add to; to augment
final; eventual; ultimate