friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
scene; sight; scenario; setting
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
performing without rehearsal
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
please (give me); please (do for me)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
cool summer; cold summer; cooler-than-normal summer
evil spirits of rivers and mountains
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
script; libretto; scenario
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
shooting (a ball); shot (on basket, at goal, etc.); shoot (of a tree or plant); chute; shuuto; shootball
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
hey there; I say; see here
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)