lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
to step forward; to take a step forward
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
Kyoutoshiyakushomae Station
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
modern; current; contemporary; trendy; latest; up-to-date
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to repay; to pay back; to refund; to reimburse
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
yogurt; yoghurt; yoghourt
to swarm; to crowd; to flock together
mob; crowd of people; background character (in a manga, anime, etc.); mob (in a video game); non-player character
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
whispered conversation; whispering
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
retirement home; old people's home; senior citizens' home
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority)
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
unsigned; without a signature
two blessings at once; flanked by two beautiful women
worldly wise; sophisticated; street smart; knowledge of the world (acquired in the school of hard knocks); toughness
bad (fictitious) bill; empty promise
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
being all smiles with joy