to attract interest; to get attention to appeal
voting; ballot; poll; vote
chapel; building used for worship (in front of the main hall of a Buddhist temple)
old person; elderly person; senior citizen
bluff; false show of power; bold front
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to watch for an unguarded moment
acrobatics; acrobatic performance; stunt
to know (someone); to think; to believe
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
bigoted; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen; let nature take its course
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
critical moment; do-or-die situation; critical juncture
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
passenger; rider; good rider
riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
set of problems (e.g. in a textbook) in which previously learned skills are applied to real world situations; practical assessment
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
hard-nosed; strong-willed; determined; unyielding; stubborn; resolute
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
quite absurd thing; something ridiculous that makes one laugh; extremely irritating thing
that's got nothing to do with me; that's none of my business; that doesn't involve me
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
results of a vote; voting results
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
attendee; participant; person present
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
in this manner; in this way; like this
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
having strings attached (of a loan, etc.); having conditions attached; having a string or cord attached (of a bag, clothing, etc.); something with a string attached; having a lover (of a woman); woman with a male lover