to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
since when; from when; how long
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to feel; to sense; to experience
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
distinguished person; thirteen orphans; winning hand containing one of each terminal and honor tile plus one extra copy of any of them
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
orders; instructions; directive; command
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
movie set; filming location
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
actor; actress; player; performer
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage