shop, bar, etc. where live jazz, pop, rock, etc. is performed; live music club
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
the same generation; coeval
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
major (recording) label debut
band (group of musicians); band (material); strap; belt (clothing); (frequency) band
on the occasion of; at the time of
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
resentment; indignation; anger
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
undressed concrete; unfaced concrete; (golf) driving range
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness; clean impression
to be reflected in a mirror
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
great vigor; tremendous energy; (lit.) forceful enough to knock down birds in flight
meeting; get-together (e.g. among friends)
participant; entrant; player; competitor
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ
to make a speech; to address
just one person; only one
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
nothing but; except; no more than
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support