welcome!; nice to see you!
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
semi-naked festival; festival in which the participants go naked apart from loin-cloths
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
plotting (of maps); mapping; compilation
raging bull; ferocious bull
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
firmly; solidly; heartily
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
show; exhibition; spectacle
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
Japanese representative; Japanese delegate; Japanese delegation
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
sports ground; sports oval
football (incl. soccer, rugby, American football, etc.; esp. used for soccer)
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)