counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
drama; play; powerful drug
for example; for instance; e.g.
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
general manager; general superintendent; general director (of a film, etc.)
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
to keep a watchful eye on
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
leadership; initiative; spearhead
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
backup dancer; background dancer
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
gym clothes; gym uniform; PE kit
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to slide into; to slip into
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry