taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
participant; entrant; player; competitor
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
to ask a question; to ask questions
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.); to be extravagant; to live in luxury
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
feigning ignorance; feigning naivety; pretense of innocence; person (esp. a woman) pretending to be innocent, ignorant or naive; faux-naïf
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
traditional; customary; conventional
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
whispering into a person's ear
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
time (for, to do); time (to finish a race, lap, etc.); time-out; thyme
chopsticks; (something) at hand; (in) one's possession; (near) one's hands
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
in accordance with; according to
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair