opening a new store; opening a new branch; setting up a stall (at a festival, trade fair, etc.); setting up a booth; exhibiting
festival merrymaking; revelry
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
pilgrimage; walking tour; travelling (on foot)
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to hire; to lease; to requisition; to charter
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
greater than ...; bigger ...
one cause; one reason; one factor
to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
as much as one can; as much as possible
huge rock; firmness; solidity
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
scattered animal feed; ground bait
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like