to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
Tokyo Big Sight (exhibition center)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
line; queue; procession; matrix
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
about when; about what time; how soon
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
imagination; supposition; guess
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
entrance; admission; entering
opening (the doors to an event, etc.); inauguration
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
course; route; path; process; means
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
Yamagata prefecture (Tōhoku area)
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
namahage; folklore demon of the Oga Peninsula (people dress up as them on New Year's Eve to admonish children)
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
established practice; custom
beforehand; in advance; previously