acting ability; talent as a performer
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
first place; head position; leading position
(social) position; status
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
to surround; to crowd around
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
major incident; major happening; big scandal
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
ability to attract customers
composed expression; clear face
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
to not take seriously; to take lightly
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
nothing but; none other than
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
extraordinary; unusual; strange; unexpected
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it