mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
last week; the week before
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
surely; certainly; without doubt
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
single word; a few words; brief comment
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
to step firmly; to harden by treading
snow scene; snowscape; snowy landscape
brightness of snow; reflected light of snow; (by) snow light
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic