rival; competitor; competition
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
call; summons; convening; convocation
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
since; henceforth; ever since
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
trolling; singing in a circular canon; round
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
something that requires thought; something that should be thought over carefully; something questionable; puzzle; riddle
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
luck in lotteries; luck in raffles
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
surprise victory; upset; coup
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
smooth (i.e. without problems)
will not do; do not; does not
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
one by one; one each; one at a time