setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
passing through without stopping; passing by
out of range; outside the limits (of...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
Japanese person; Japanese people
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
bilingual; in two languages
expression; presentation; representation; notation
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
to fall through; to come to nothing; to be ruined
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
number of copies; circulation
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to get into a fight; to take up the gauntlet; to accept a challenge
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
application (to take part in); registration
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
instantaneous water heater; on-demand water heater
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to talk (a person) down; to confute
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry