applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
too (much); overly; excessively
band (group of musicians); band (material); strap; belt (clothing); (frequency) band
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
end; close; conclusion; termination
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
slightly below average (esp. in regards to looks)
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
continuation; succession; series; continuous
negative aspect; downside; disadvantage
the very best; excellent; superb
airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
dividing into four; quartering
crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); crossing (east-west); traversing; cutting horizontally; sectioning laterally
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)