grandfather; male senior-citizen
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; trivial (e.g. scheme); transparent; trifling (e.g. matter)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
the whole world; throughout heaven and earth
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); monetary offering (or gift) wrapped in paper; twisting throw
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
hammer; hopeless swimmer; person who can't swim; someone who sinks like a stone