event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
temple; shrine; sanctuary
rare; uncommon; not often seen
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
distant look; faraway look
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to knock together; to strike against each other; to clash; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance); to coordinate
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
discretion; judgement; judgment
important point; point to check; point not to miss; checkpoint
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
spot; point; place; position
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
discovery; detection; finding
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
remembering; recollection; anamnesis; recall (memory); retrieval
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
allotment (allocation) of marks
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
with a start; in a fright; alarmedly
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
concentration; density; cardinality
via; through; by doing; by means of; using