judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
jam-packed; packed; packed like sardines
the same generation; coeval
presence (impressive quality)
main cause; primary factor
honorable certificate; honourable certificate
Shiga prefecture (Kinki area)
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to distinguish between; to tell the difference between
Nara prefecture (Kinki area)
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
tear gland; lacrimal gland
to give a round of applause; to applaud
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
tenor sax; tenor saxophone
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
thinnish; somewhat narrow