leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
to be silent; to say nothing
shabu-shabu; thinly sliced meat boiled quickly with vegetables, and dipped in sauce
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
way; method; means; resource; course
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
care of (e.g. address on letter); c/o; encouragement; bringing around; stimulant; tonic
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
crash; kurash (wrestling)
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
middle period; medium-term
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
head of a martial arts organization (organisation)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
(Meiji era) official responsible for court ceremonies
role (which someone or something plays in a given situation); part; contribution (to a given situation)