mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
this (very thing); this precisely
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
lowdown; inside curtain; inside information; hidden circumstances; inside facts; inner workings
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to bring; to take; to bring about
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
praiseworthy undertaking; commendable act
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
to hide; to keep to oneself
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); helmet cape; cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
corrective lenses for myopia
the place for; the time for; the level of
sunglasses; shady glasses; dark glasses
to look away; to turn away
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
gradually; little by little; soon; before long; here and there; scattered
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
inside a police station, fire station, tax office, etc.
great hurry; great haste; rush
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
chief (of police); head (of office)
administration of justice
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
(police) detective; criminal matter
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
nigirizushi; hand-formed sushi with a topping of seafood, etc.
tissue paper; facial tissue; paper handkerchief
folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime