somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
impact of publicity or propaganda
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
largest ever; biggest; record
something; something or other; so-and-so
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well
diamond; diamond; infield; diamonds (suit)
bridge (of a koto, etc.); cylinder; prism
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
composition; constitution; composition (of a molecule, compound, etc.); constituent ratio; relative proportion of elements
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
in that manner; like that
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
large attendance; full house; capacity audience
the staff; inside the department
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
to shake off; to throw off
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
reading aloud; recitation
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
loanword (in Japanese, esp. one of Western origin); word of foreign origin
to begin to dance; to break into a dance