dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
to rant and rave; to raise hell
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
Odaiba (artificial island in Tokyo Bay)
to face on; to look out on to
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
temporary construction; temporary establishment; provisional construction; assumption; supposition
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
speaker; one who is skilled at speaking
height of; middle of; full bloom
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
another school; other schools
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
attendance; presence; appearance
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
to be scared (of); to be frightened (by); to be intimidated (by)
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
refreshment booth; refreshment stand; snack bar
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
desk for a speaker; lectern; rostrum; platform
leaving (a hall, meeting, stadium, etc.); exit; walkout; exit (from the stage); leaving the stage
audio feedback; acoustic feedback; howl
sound; noise; audio; acoustics; reverberation
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
person in charge (of an area of work, etc.); person responsible; contact (person)
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
take this opportunity (to apologize, thank, explain, etc.)
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)
usefulness; utility; being orderly; being proper
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about