reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
this is why; this means; it is the case that
3000; three thousand; many
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
disappear without a trace; nowhere to be seen
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
in swarms; in great crowds
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
concentration of mind; mental concentration (on some task)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
freestyle (e.g. swimming event)
fanfare; flourish of trumpets
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
wherein; therein; thereinto
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to begin grandly; to start with a bang; to make a spectacular beginning; (lit.) to throw open the curtains
entrance; admission; entering
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
semicircle; hemicycle; half globe; to go halfway round (e.g. the earth)
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
place; situation; position; location
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout