dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
mission; delegation; transmission
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
tension; mental strain; nervousness
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
getting free admission on the strength of one's name; being let in somewhere because one is recognized
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
height (of body); stature
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
even if not; even without
female company president; female CEO
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
carrying voice; well-projected voice
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
snapping (e.g. book shut); clapping; crackling; pachinko
to give a round of applause; to applaud
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct