preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
time; season; period; phase; stage
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
deputy director; assistant director; vice director; deputy general manager; assistant general manager; vice (general) manager
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
drama; theatre; theater; play
training; drill; practice; discipline
to be able to manage somehow or another
to count; to include in the number
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
head of a garden; kindergarten principal; nursery school principal; park director; zoo director; head of a plantation
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
production (e.g. play); direction
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along