dozens; scores of; decades
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
founder of a religious sect
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
praise and censure; public criticisms
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
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.)
first meeting; first interview with
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
advance; moving forward; progress
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
student (esp. a university student)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
pupil; student; schoolchild
to push aside; to push one's way through
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
symposium; round-table discussion