assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
on one hand; on the other hand
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
great scholar; profound scholar
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
mail clerk; post-office clerk; post-office worker; postal employee; postal worker
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
all night; throughout the night
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
(special) correspondent (e.g. for a newspaper); representative; delegate
being in the capital (i.e. Tokyo, or formerly Kyoto)
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
news; word; tidings; omen
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
by myself; in person; by oneself
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
crowded (e.g. with people); overflowing
dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...