(rubbing) salt in the wound
while crying; tearfully; in tears
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
unable to back out; unable to withdraw; unable to stop; unable to compromise
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
script; screenplay; scenario
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
another showing (of a play); playing the same role again (i.e. of an actor); recapitulation
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
dress coordination; costume coordination; fitting session; costume fitting
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
guest appearance in a film or play through a friend; special appearance
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot; empty point
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
to start (e.g. a scene, a war, etc.)
success; boom; being well-attended (of an event); prosperity
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
voice training; vocal exercises
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
to manage something successfully; to be successful
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
to move to tears; to draw tears; to evoke tears
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object