for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
coherence; order; focus; point
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
bento; Japanese box lunch
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
one of these days; someday; one day
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to have a talk; to tell a story
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to be silent; to say nothing
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
senior high school; high school
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)