to call together; to convene
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
something or other; somehow
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
secretary general; chief secretary
(political) administration; political power
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
troika system; triumvirate
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
extra-large (clothing size); XL; language laboratory; LL
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
3000; three thousand; many
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
spray; sprayer; atomizer; sprinkles (confectionery); hundreds and thousands
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
nose for profit; commercial spirit; flair for making money through business
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to intervene; to stop (something)