introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
ardent; passionate; vehement
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
becoming stereotyped; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum; mannerism (art, etc.)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production, from 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
single; single bed; hotel room with a single bed; single-breasted; single-cuffed; single width (of cloth; usu. 0.71 meters); singles (e.g. in tennis)
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
live music or performance
audience; spectator; spectators
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
image quality (film, video, etc.)
and then; and so; and; so then
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme