to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
elder daughter; older daughter
fixed date; settlement date
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
than; from; out of; except; but; more
strange occurrence; unusual occurrence; unexpected occurrence; grave and unexpected occurrence
evening; last night; yesterday evening
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
urgent report; urgent message
again; once more; a second time
three people sitting in a triangle
remedial measure; countermeasure; counter-measure; relief measure; remedy
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
(in the) confusion (of the moment)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
how many people; a number of people