announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
(being) worth seeing; impressive
here and there; everywhere
one's home country; one's homeland
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to make a vow; to take an oath
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together
custom; practice; convention; precedent
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to ascend; to go up; to climb
idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
my spouse; my wife; my husband
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)