traditional; conventional
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
financial difficulties; pecuniary embarrassment
starting; engaging; expenses; costs; attack (esp. a corner approach in the game of go); barb
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
another family; another house
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
individual; private person; personal; private
cash bonus; reward; bounty
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
"awakening of insects" solar term (approx. March 6, the day on which hibernating insects are said to come out of the ground)
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
other side; opposite side; other party
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
common knowledge; well-known fact
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
imagination; supposition; guess
proposal; offer; request; application
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
disgrace; discredit; dishonor; dishonour; blot; shame
hitting a dangerous (harmful) spot (e.g. hitting one's head)
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response