performer; entertainer; actor
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to pause; to have a short intermission
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
to be thrilled; to be excited
incompetent; have no merit
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
phi; diameter (units assumed, esp. mm)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
bossy person; self-appointed manager; bossyboots
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
suited figure; person in a suit
charming; fascinating; attractive
peace (esp. of the world); tranquillity; calm
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
match; game; bout; contest
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on