malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to hate the very sight (of); to hold a grudge (against); to treat (someone) like an enemy; to bear constant enmity (towards); to be gunning for; to have it in for
very much; very many; more and more
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
actor; actress; player; performer
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
amateur's skill or performance
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
mixed bag; mixture of good and bad; jumble of wheat and chaff; (lit.) mixture of precious gems and common rocks
to gain a reputation; to make oneself famous
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory
possibility of participation; participation possibility
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
from the beginning; from scratch
your daughter; young woman
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
Viking; smorgasbord; buffet; smorgasbord (of things); hodge-podge
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling