world; society; people; the public
to have one's enthusiasm dampened; to become subdued
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
that's the way it is; such is life
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
hello; good day; good afternoon
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
question; inquiry; enquiry
prohibited item; banned item
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
being very busy; busyness
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
question and answer session
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
woman; female; feminine gender
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
that's (as in "that's all")
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation