showman; impresario; promoter; producer
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
high steward; grand master
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
admission ticket; entrance ticket; platform ticket; ticket allowing a non-traveller access to a railway station platform
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
3000; three thousand; many
to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard