chain-link fence; wire mesh fence
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
(lit.) yo-yo fishing; Japanese festival game of fishing balloons (with loops attached), floating in water, out with a hook
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
conclusion; end; finish; supervision; management; control
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
an amateur as good as a professional
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge
(only) one option; one possible choice
to raise one's voice; to shout
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
type of dancing and shouting performed by fans at concerts (usu. idol concerts)
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
as of the end of (today, this month, etc.); to make (today, etc.) the last (day)
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
session; jam session; jam
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(appropriate to) time, place, occasion
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
air guitar (imaginary instrument used when pretending to play the guitar)
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
spirit of a true craftsman; artisan spirit; pride in one's craft