effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
solicitude; consideration; concern; (excessive) kindness
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
actual state (of things); actual conditions; reporting live; live broadcast; Let's Play (playthrough of a video game with player commentary)
filling a vacancy; supplementation; substitute; deputy; alternate
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
from now; from this moment; henceforth
game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
theme; subject; motif; theme for the Imperial New Year's Poetry Contest
all; entire; whole; altogether
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
in name only; titular; nominal
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
way out; means to escape; escape route
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)