audience; attendance; hearers
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
condition; state (of health); appearance
very important person; VIP
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
calm; composed; leisurely
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
cross; crossed; cruciform
entry (event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (blog, database, etc.); post
large-scale, long-running TV series (esp. of period pieces produced by NHK)
signature phrase; signature saying
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
risky speculation; big gamble; large bet
act of mercy; helping another person
feeling of emptiness in the stomach; sensation of hunger
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
rich person; millionaire; magnate; big spender; debauchee
very careful; thoroughly prepared
swiftness of foot; fast runner; person of great talent; gifted person
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
setting up specially; special installation
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
return; relapse; recurrence
walking heavily; lumbering
giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
gentle; mild; meek; tender
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
popular person; favorite; favourite
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with