from the beginning; from scratch
multiplication table; times table
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
tool; implement; means; furniture
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
driving contest (golf); longest drive contest
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
four generations; fourth generation immigrant; yonsei; the fourth (e.g. George IV)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
man; male; masculine gender
theatre; theater; playhouse
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
wordly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
troupe; theatrical company
working in the theater (theatre); attached to a particular theater
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
brief personal record; short curriculum vitae; short CV