looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
practice; practising; training; study
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
voice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.)
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
(degree of) customer satisfaction
double take (esp. out of surprise)
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
sincere; honest; faithful
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes
setting sun; decline (e.g. of industry)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
with a friendly grin; smilingly
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
influencing (a person) for good
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination