mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
heading; headline; index; headword
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
this world; this life; world of the living
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
cheating at pachinko (for monetary gain; through illegal tampering with the machines, etc.); scamming a pachinko parlor
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
divide into four pieces; one fourth
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
degenerate; pervert; deviant
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
piece; fragment; one (object)
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal