screening meeting; trial meeting; qualifying competition
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
participants; participating athletes
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
hard to see; obscure; indistinct; illegible
counter for chairs or seats; foot; leg
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
couch; bench; ottoman; settee
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
food and drink; eating and drinking
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
(school) recital; school concert; class presentation; presentation (for a new product, etc.); announcement event; launch event
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
other; another; over; more than; I; me
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
to peel; to skin; to pare
match; game; bout; contest
series of battles; successive battles
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
fall; decrease; knocking down; flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down); count (of radioactivity)
within; inside of; less than
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
ground; earth; grounding; touching the ground; landing (an airplane)