performer; entertainer; celebrity
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
man who is popular with women
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
order of chivalry; chivalric order
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
(for the) first time in one's life
moment; brief space of time
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
entertainment; amusement; fun
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
it is I who should say so
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
ten; 10; ten years of age
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
smallish; on the small side
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-