whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
men and women of all ages
taking the podium; mounting the rostrum; going on stage to give a speech, etc.
row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "i"
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
fall; drop; descent; coming down
hanging in midair; suspended in midair; midair stunt; aerial stunt
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to begin talking; to open up
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
to throw at; to turn; to raise
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
process; course; mechanism
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
living thing; living creature; animal; life
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)