to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
selection; choice; picking out
interested person; volunteer; supporter
drama; theatre; theater; play
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to be conspicuous; to stand out
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
technique; art; skill; move
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to pass (of time); to elapse
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
something; some kind of; for some reason
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
production (e.g. play); direction
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!