to annoy; to cause trouble
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
headache inducing; vexing
drama; play; powerful drug
to follow; to conform; to apply to
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
along; parallel to; in accordance with
script; screenplay; scenario
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
competent; suitable; qualified
acting ability; talent as a performer
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
questionnaire; survey; poll
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
materials; data; document
how; in what way; by what means
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
production (e.g. play); direction
stage setting; scenery; stagehand; sceneshifter
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
from the beginning; from scratch