to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
regular customer; general audience; general public
ticket counter; ticket office; box office
number one; first; best; most; game; round
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
several minutes; a few minutes
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
the curtain opens (for the start of a play, act, etc.); the curtain rises; to start (of a play); to start (of an event, campaign, etc.); to begin
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away