participant; entrant; player; competitor
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
to think too much; to be over-concerned
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
pupil; student; schoolchild
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
quiet and subdued in appearance; solemn; sad and depressed in manner; soft; gentle
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
long run (of a film, play, product, etc.)
movie; film; motion picture
famous piece of music; excellent song; (musical) masterpiece
semi-pro; semi-professional
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
Western music; European music
tone deafness; amusia; having no ear for music; having no sense of (e.g. direction); being hopeless when it comes to (e.g. computers); -illiterate
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
great laughter; burst of laughter
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
balloon (toy or decoration); balloon (hot-air or gas)
candy; sweet; confectionary