(degree of) public interest in forthcoming event or performance; advance reviews
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.); overprint
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
manner of using one's hands
tank (military vehicle); chariot
absence; disregard; indifference
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
to be transparent; to show through
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
being somewhat excited (agitated)
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to become hollow (with age, illness, etc.); to be scrawny; to be thin
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
middle of the night; dead of night
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
rather; sooner; preferably
to become keen on; to get passionate about
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed