more than usual; especially; particularly
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
reopening; resumption; restarting
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
curious; strange; unusual
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
information board; building directory
ticket machine; ticket-vending machine
automatic turnstile (ticket gate)
modern convenience; convenience of civilized life; blessings of civilization
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
in perfect form; going swimmingly
tasteful; elegant; refined; charming; attractive
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
original story; original version; this volume
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
button (clothing); push-button
theatre; theater; playhouse
many; a lot; much; multitude
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree