very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
reaching; attaining; arrival
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to congratulate; to wish (someone) well; to celebrate
birth; creation; formation
singing, dancing and music; (public) entertainment; performing arts
high achiever; student with good academic results
selection; choice; picking out
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
personal; individual; private
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
honor; honour; credit; prestige
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
perfect; complete; flawless
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
dance where a female dancer dresses up as a man (late Heian to early Kamakura period); noh dance performed by a man without a mask
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to play a leading role; to play a central part
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to carry around; to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.); to be indirect
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like