performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
large sketchbook used during TV filming to notify the cast of special stage direction, relay messages, etc.; cue card; crib sheet; cheat sheet
cheating (on an examination); cribbing
to start an act (of a play); to have curtains open; to have an (event, period of history, etc.) start
children's story; fairy tale
younger brother and sister
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
(for the) first time in one's life
rave reviews; extremely high praise
to turn completely into; to become completely
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
future (usually near); prospects
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
posing; modeling; modelling
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
guidance; leadership; leading the way
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about