match; game; bout; contest
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
interruption; suspension; break
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
thunderous roar of laughter (from multiple people); loud burst of laughter; explosive laughter
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to gather; to collect; to assemble
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
history of; experience of
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
moisture; humidity; dampness
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
buying a large amount (esp. of collectible items aimed at kids, such as manga)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
all; entire; whole; altogether
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
shopping; purchased goods
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited