to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
speaking of ...; as for ...
village; hamlet; countryside; country
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
proof; evidence; sign; to testify (usu. Christian religious context)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to make (someone) do; to allow (someone) to do
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
theatre; theater; playhouse
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention