concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
amount of sugar; sugar content
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
head of the student council; president of the student council
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
(free) sample; promotional gift
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
fast walking; semi-jogging
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
city meeting hall; civic hall; community center
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
then; and (then); in that case; if so
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to discuss; to talk together
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)