assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
troubled face; worried expression
woman; lady; adult female
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
pride; dignity; self-worth
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
new moon; first day of the lunar month; crescent moon
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
flame reaction; flame test; flame coloration test
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
meteor; shooting star; falling star
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
shadow figure; silhouette
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
(sports) ground; (playing) field; playground; stadium
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off; to be washed up (on the shore)