public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
descriptive poetry; epic poem
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
theatre; theater; playhouse
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
several times; a few times
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
treating someone like a child
clearing one's throat; cough
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to put into effect; to put into practice
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
customer traffic; customers; custom
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
preliminary investigation; preparation
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to push aside; to push one's way through
both hands; both arms; ten
single word; a few words; brief comment
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
black pepper (Piper nigrum)
frying; fried food; aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
eating between meals; snacking
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily