blank column; blank space
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
(period of) a year; during an era
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
myself; yourself; I; me; you
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
classical elegance; antiquity
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
considerably; greatly; a lot
interference; meddling; butting in
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)