big match; big game; important match; important game
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
simple; simplified; easy; plain
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
surroundings; environs; circumference
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
general public; the masses
to make an appearance; to show up
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
hello; good day; good afternoon
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
manner of using one's hands
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market