clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
on the way home from school
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
barely; just; narrowly; with difficulty
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
air conditioning unit; AC unit; air conditioner
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
decision of a contest; finals
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
strong-willed; strong of heart
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date