person concerned; person qualified; person in question; party; litigant (legal)
to become clumsy; to miss one's aim
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (like a cartoon character)
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
steady progress; rapid advance
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
beef tongue (a specialty of Sendai); ox tongue
dairy cow; dairy cattle; milk cow; milch cow
to drop into; to slip into; to let fall into; to slide (something) down
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
passenger pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius)
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
spider's thread; spider silk
encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
in order; in turn; one by one
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
temporary name; provisional name
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune