thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
later on; eventually; afterwards
illumination; decorative lighting
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
third stage; three stages
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
report card; result sheet
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
good impression; favorable impression
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
to lower the curtain; to come to an end
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to push aside; to push one's way through
powder snow; powdery snow
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
according to (depending on) one's ability; if one is good (competent, talented) enough
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
under custody; under supervision; undecided match; draw; tie
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
to narrow in (on); to home in; to focus; to target