to come to an end; to close the curtain
viewer; (television) audience
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
hard to see; indistinct; obscure; painful to look at
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
understood; I see; OK; present; here
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to be too late; to be too slow
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
in truth; as it is; as you are; in practice
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
plunging to one's death; death from a fall
one's every action; every single move
all over Japan; throughout Japan
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
strong pressure; heavy pressure
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention