actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
at the last moment; this late in the game
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
honorific/polite/humble prefix
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
always; all the time; never; usual; regular