macrocosmos; macrocosm; the universe; the cosmos
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)
wretched is the lot of a government official; it is better to work for oneself than to work for someone else
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
school festival; campus festival
studies; schoolwork; classwork
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
official name; formal name
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
drama; play; powerful drug
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
research publication; scholarly publication
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
how many people; a number of people
husband and wife; married couple
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up)
correction; looking over; touching up
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly