to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
participant; entrant; player; competitor
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
ninefold; imperial palace; the Court
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
from behind the scenes (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); from the sidelines; from a distance; secretly; in secret
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
street stall; stand; booth
it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunate that ...
preparatory phase; preparatory period
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
at least; at most; (even) just
outside the country; abroad
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
just because; even if; even though
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)