safe; vault; storage cabinet
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
jack-in-the-box; jack-in-a-box
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
to turn towards; to point
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
originally; by nature; from the start
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to shake; to sway; to waver