to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
rather than; more ... than ...
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to dye; to colour; to color
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
constitution; rules; regulation
very; extremely; absurd; ridiculous; excessive; extreme
to slap down; to knock down; to floor
member of the upper house; senator
plenary session; regular session
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
several people; a few people
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
the curtain opens (for the start of a play, act, etc.); the curtain rises; to start (of a play); to start (of an event, campaign, etc.); to begin
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
burning of New Year's gate decorations (usu. on the 15th day of the New Year)
consecutive; continuous; successive
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
many; numerous; various; large number of