first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
match between fighters of different sports; battle involving two different disciplines
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)
drama; play; powerful drug
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
general manager; general superintendent; general director (of a film, etc.)
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
to keep a watchful eye on
leadership; initiative; spearhead
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
backup dancer; background dancer
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
one-by-one; separately; in detail
second (unit of time); arc second
in low spirits; dejected; sad
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
small; fine; detailed; stingy
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
unforgivable; inexcusable; unpardonable
willpower; energy; vitality