to collect; to assemble; to gather
participation; joining; entry
migration; move; emigration; immigration
to agree on; to agree about
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
a little bit; a little while
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
hating; strongly disliking
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
orphan; person without friends
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
pride; self-confidence; self-esteem; self-conceit
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
heavy machinery; large machinery; plant
to join forces; to cooperate
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
such; like that; that sort of