good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
restlessly; hurriedly; agitatedly; fidgeting
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
last night; yesterday evening
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
foundation (garment, cream, etc.)
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
cosmetics; toilet articles
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
changing clothes; change of clothes
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
favorite; favourite; habitually used
to tear off; to strip; to rob
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
cloth bib displaying a competitor's number; athlete's number
oversized (clothing); baggy; rolling in (of money); (profiting) greatly; sloshing (e.g. of water); gushing
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback