direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
trackback (on a blog); dolly out; track out
All Seats Sold, Thank You; full house; sell-out crowd
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
end; close; conclusion; termination
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to cause to swell; to inflame
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
pre-war days; before the war
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
single word; a few words; brief comment
to complain; to make a complaint
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
traveling expenses; travelling expenses; carfare
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
with a light pull; with a gentle tug; with a small motion
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
sound of operation; operation noise; running noise
to be transparent; to show through
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention