grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
leader; guide; mentor; coach
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
school of western-inspired Japanese drama which developed towards the end of the Meiji period; shingeki; new-drama (movement)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
good for the health; healthy; wholesome
and; thereupon; because of that
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
the whole enormous extent of Edo; from one side of Edo to the other
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
settlement; solution; resolution
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
sound; noise; acoustics; reverberation; echo; audio
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to be helpful; to be useful
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to be able to manage somehow or another
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
voice training; vocal exercises
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
script; libretto; scenario
chairman; leader of a troupe; proprietor of a theatrical company
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
form; shape; figure; visage
and; thereupon; because of that