perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
theatre; theater; playhouse
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
severe criticism; damnation
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
that is to say; so that means
two persons; two people; pair; couple
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
bill (at a restaurant); check
selling out; being sold out
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
such; this sort of; like this
little theater; small theater
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
drama; theatre; theater; play
script; screenplay; scenario
actor; actress; player; performer
audience; spectator; spectators
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
originally; by nature; from the start