show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
carnivore; carnivorous animal
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
smokehole on hearth; hearth; (kitchen) furnace
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
to insist on one's own ideas
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
to fall in love (with); to love
gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
viewing as a problem; problematizing
frequency (of occurrence)
along the way; along the road
ritual acts performed under a waterfall
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
wooden joints; paired karate kata; beltwork