group; bunch; crowd; group
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
summertime; summer season
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
heroine; female protagonist
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
stage setting; scenery; stagehand; sceneshifter
supply; provision; raising; procurement
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
daily wages; payment by the day
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
debut; initial stage appearance
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
hardships of poverty; serious poverty
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
pure heart; naivete; innocence
womanly; ladylike; feminine
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for