(degree of) public interest in forthcoming event or performance; advance reviews
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
noisily (of water gushing, pouring, spilling, splashing, spraying, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
single-theater; independent (cinema); art-house (film)
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
restless; fidgety; lively; busy
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
excursion; field trip; school trip
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
deep emotion; strong feelings
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
bang; boom; crack; sound of something exploding, bursting or cracking
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
tomorrow will take care of itself; let the morn come and the meat with it; (lit.) tomorrow, the winds of tomorrow will blow
fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
sickroom; hospital room; ward
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
gas station; petrol station
early closing; finishing (work) early
repair workshop; garage; repairman