single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
inside and outside the country; domestic and foreign
transactions; dealings; business
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
intuition; instinct; hunch
shibori; tie-dye; aperture; aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
quotation; citation; reference
high; noble; refined; advanced
outline; summary; argument
to have a smattering knowledge of
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
final performance; last performance
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
the last moment; the very end
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
in the end; at the end of the day
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to have sex; to have a physical relationship
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
party to celebrate the successful completion of a project (run of performances, etc.); wrap party
taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
to suffer the consequences for interfering in a couple's relationship; (lit.) to be kicked by a horse
obscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose; improper
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
waterproofing; making watertight
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in