mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
war; battle; match; game; competition
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
world; society; people; the public
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
author; writer; novelist; artist
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
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)
such; like that; that sort of; very
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
speaking of ...; as for ...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
senior high school; high school
annual (plant); first-year student
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)