to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
mammoth (esp. the woolly mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius)
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
standing signboard; billboard; hoarding
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
first year (college) student; freshman; graduate of one year's standing
just the other day; quite recently
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
many; a lot; much; multitude
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
with a start; with a jump
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
chief; main; principal; important
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
to prostrate oneself before
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
correction; revision; amendment