being on stage when the curtain opens; wooden floor; wooden-floored room; thinly-sliced food grilled on a cedar board
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
laryngeal prominence; Adam's apple
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
tiered doll stand (for hina dolls); tiered platform; tiered gallery
by (from) choice; by (for) preference; of one's own accord; of one's (own) free will; on purpose; deliberately
popular (hit) program (programme)
to be lost in lust for riches; to throw all caution and conscience away in pursuit of riches
enka singer; singer of Japanese traditional ballads
popular song program on radio or television
ground wave; terrestrial broadcast signal (i.e. not satellite); terrestrial; over-the-air
hard-to-overcome obstacle; high hurdle; (lit.) thick wall
violently disagreeing; strongly opposing; setting one's heart against
within the limits (framework, boundaries, price, etc.)
Wagyu beef; Japanese beef
coverall apron; cook's apron
handful; small amount; small number
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
to point down; to look down; to get worse; to begin to fall (e.g. of a price)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
dramatic role for child; child actor
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
batter's box; one's turn at bat
art of cooking; cookery; cuisine
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
performer; entertainer; actor
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
how others look at you; what others think about you
to worry about the future
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)