festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
people; men and women; each person; everybody
fear; dread; fright; terror; trepidation; panic
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
10th day of the month; ten days
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to tell someone's fortune; to divine (the future); to predict; to forecast
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan