place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
honorific/polite/humble prefix
congratulations; felicitations; best wishes
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
corridor; hallway; passageway
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
failing to be elected; election defeat; losing an election; not being accepted (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); rejection; failing to win a prize
to watch intently; to stare
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
unofficial announcement; private notice; informal notification
in a little bit; after a short while
inauguration; installation ceremony
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
action committee; executive committee
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
to be able to manage somehow or other
sad to say; how sad; alas
writing on someone's behalf
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
investigation; research; looking something up
looking into distance; watchtower; distant view
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger