promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
first thing in the morning
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
good humour (humor); good mood
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
all present; all concerned; all of us
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
time; hour; period; class
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?