party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
courting; wooing; making advances
marriage proposal; courtship
festival; feast; carnival
Mt Tsukuba (in Ibaraki Pref.)
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
invitation; introduction; temptation
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember