to parade; to march; to walk in procession
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; lower back; waist; hips
very short and stout; small but quite wide around
top part of the head; crown; parietal region
to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction
to wave a flag; to show the way
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
congestion (of blood); engorgement
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor (of a particular character); insider; person on the inside
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
rule by military force; military rule; (way of the) conqueror; path of supremacy
absolutely (ought to); by all means; all; entirely
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
new star; newcomer; freshman
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)
gym clothes; gym uniform; PE kit
bloomers; (girls') gym shorts
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance