new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
totally willing; fully motivated
to resound; to make a stir
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
ago; since; before; previous
addressee's name and address; mailing address
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
nonchalant air; unruffled air
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
homeroom; form room; home run; human resources; heart rate; house of representatives
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
sharply; harshly; stingingly
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
script; libretto; scenario
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to form a group; to form a bunch
difference in social standing; difference in social position