heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
road approaching a shrine
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
sightseer; spectator; viewer
pushing and shoving; jostling; hustling
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
main temple building; nave
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
(power) transformer; trance; trans
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
kaki (Japanese persimmon) seed; spicy baked or fried mochi chips in this shape
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
romantic film; love movie
question; inquiry; enquiry
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience