mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
(on) land; ground; shore; track and field; athletics
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
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
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
rice reaping; rice harvesting
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
rice field; rice paddy; paddy field
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
leaves turning red (in autumn); red leaves; autumn colours; fall colors
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
maple (Acer spp.); maple tree
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
as planned; according to plan
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
girls' or women's division or section
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little