on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
chilly; unpleasantly cold
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
opening ceremony (of the school term)
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
accessible; approachable; easy to approach
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
men and women of all ages
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
cheering group; cheering squad
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
(two) matchless things; (two) matchless people; pair of bright jewels
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
chivalrous spirit; chivalry
(a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty
beautiful woman with cold, standoffish air