concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature
of course; certainly; naturally
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
amount of sugar; sugar content
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
head of the student council; president of the student council
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
(free) sample; promotional gift
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
fast walking; semi-jogging
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
city meeting hall; civic hall; community center
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed