fried finely minced daikon, great burdock, carrot and shiitake mushrooms wrapped with crumbled tofu in dried beancurd and deep-fried; Japanese tofu and vegetable chowder; (arch.) black soybean sprouts fried in sesame seed oil wrapped in dried beancurd and stewed
final performance; last performance
final performance; swan song; last act
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
greenhouse; icehouse; cellar
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
to start an act (of a play); to have curtains open; to have an (event, period of history, etc.) start
professionalism; professional awareness
rehearsal; rehabilitation
somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; abrupt change of direction
rail car (esp. a small one used in mines, logging, etc.); trolley; tram
edict; public announcement
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
do-or-die game; crucial contest
choreography; dance composition; dance coaching
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
new (musical) composition; new piece; new song