applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
application; request; petition
foreign enemy; outside invader
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
contract; compact; agreement
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
transport; transportation
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
difficult to ...; hard to ...
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
gem; jewel; precious stone
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
seeing (or dropping) off, then later picking up or going to meet (the same person)
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)