earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
other side; opposite side; other party
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
difference; variation; difference
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
(social) position; status
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
match; game; bout; contest
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
tension; mental strain; nervousness
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
space (room, area, outer space)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
in swarms; in great crowds
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
class society; class-based society; hierarchical society
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to look around; to survey
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine