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
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
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
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
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
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
unsung hero; person who does a thankless task
girl (usu. attractive) with glasses; glasses-wearing girl
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
does not match (one's, its) appearance
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
semi-transparent; translucent
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat