making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
unimpressive; unimpressed
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
taking the podium; mounting the rostrum; going on stage to give a speech, etc.
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
spirit of the dead (esp. of those killed in war); soul of a fallen soldier; person of outstanding talent; gifted person; genius
to comfort; to console; to amuse
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
to place in a row; to line up; to range in order; to list one after another (e.g. excuses, reasons, complaints); to rattle off (e.g. lies, compliments); to reel off
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect; to honour; to honor
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
great cause; moral law; justice
to sacrifice oneself (for); to give one's life (for); to follow (someone) in taking the same action (out of respect or loyalty; e.g. resigning together with a superior); to follow suit (out of a sense of duty); to follow (one's master) into the grave; to commit suicide (after one's lord has died)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
several people; a few people
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
narcissism; self-absorption; self-intoxication
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
price; cost; value; worth; value