bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
female proprietress (of a bar, etc.); mother; housewife; (female) pet owner; pet parent
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
villain; baddie; the villain's part
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
novel; original; new; innovative
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
supporting role (actor); minor role
to collect; to assemble; to gather
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
front-row sets; ringside seats
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)
actor; actress; player; performer
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
to have a talk; to tell a story