clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
help; assistance; service
to mark the end; to spell the end
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
sightseer; spectator; viewer
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); something done (just) for show; theatre; performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.)
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
manners; courtesy; etiquette
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
tacit; unspoken; implicit
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
offense and defense; offence and defence
to unfold; to unroll; to open
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
arrest; apprehension; capture
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam
food distribution (esp. cooked rice)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to taste; to try (food or drink)
ginger (Zingiber officinale)