to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to determine whether something is right or wrong; to make something clear; to settle a matter
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
place; position; location; position; standing; status
insatiable; untiring; persistent
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
supremacy; predominance; being superior to
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
to degenerate; to lapse into
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
whistle (sound made with the lips)
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
martial arts stadium; (Nippon) Budokan (indoor arena in Tokyo)
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt