break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); suddenly becoming popular; becoming a hit
commercial value; commodity value; marketability
handshake event; handshake session; event where it is possible to shake hands with a celebrity, sportsperson, pop star, etc.
step-up; advance; progress; increase
idol group; boy band; girl group
incident resulting in injury
shop, bar, etc. where live jazz, pop, rock, etc. is performed; live music club
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
critic; reviewer; commentator
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
vocational school; technical school
customer traffic; customers; custom
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
producer (film, TV, etc.)
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
as a child; when one was a child
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
each place; various places
script; libretto; scenario
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
adviser; advisor; consultant
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
physical education; PE; gym (class)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party