stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
Japan's best; number one in Japan
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
basket; basketball; basket cloth
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
together; at the same time; same; identical
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to fall for a trick; to be taken in; to play into the hands (of)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
ago; since; before; previous
to recall; to remember; to recollect
popular name; common name; given name
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
from here; from this place
presence (impressive quality)
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
by myself; in person; by oneself
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
to continue; to keep up; to keep on