performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; take
headquarters; head office; main office
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter)
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
real name
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner
genuine article; real thing; real deal
bookstore; bookshop
translation
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
main budget
originally; primarily
this column
main course (of a river)
characteristic quality; special character; one's real ability; one's specialty
base; stronghold; main fort
home run
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose; tossing about (a ship); buffeting
time; pause
demon; devil; evil spirit; evil influence
mahjong; mah-jongg
brand new
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins)
every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each
dancing; dance
every morning
every time; each round
enumeration
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
every hour; hourly
every week
the number of flat things
burial
burying in the ground
every month; each month; monthly
each time; always; often
every year; yearly; annually
every day; daily
almost every day; almost daily
every night
female dancer; dancing girl; danseuse
being buried
to go; to come; to call
to dance (orig. a whirling dance)
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
in front (of); before (e.g. a building)
advance sale; booking
ticket sold in advance; advance ticket
preface; introduction; preamble
preface; foreword; preamble
rank-and-file wrestlers in the highest division
forelock; bangs
getting an advance (on one's salary)
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement
a long time ago; long before now
front-facing
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
serious look (on one's face); straight face