to smirk; to grin broadly
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
porcelain; china; chinaware
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
to overdo; to do too much
(smelling) strongly; pungently; angrily; furiously; indignantly
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
legs and loins; lower body; foundations; underpinnings
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to shake one's head (in denial)
to say no more; to sink into silence
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
unidentifiable; unidentified
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
how many people; a number of people
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
rest; break; recess; intermission
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
low table; table with very short legs