first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
small; fine; detailed; stingy
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
typeface; style of handwriting; calligraphic style
driving contest (golf); longest drive contest
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
troupe; theatrical company
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
name plate; name tag; label
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
face card; court card; picture card (in utagaruta or iroha karuta)
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to hunt down
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
favorite; favourite; habitually used
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
production (e.g. play); direction
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
stairs; stairway; staircase
right under; directly below
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country