to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
fence; hedge; railing; barrier; wall
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
courting; wooing; making advances
marriage proposal; courtship
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
Mount Tsukuba (in Ibaraki Pref.)
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
one theory; one opinion; another theory
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
invitation; introduction; temptation
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember