league; federation; union
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
every person; each one; everybody
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
innocent; cherubic; childlike
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
schoolgirl; female student
several people; a few people
to envy; to be envious (of); to be jealous (of)
chopsticks; (something) at hand; (in) one's possession; (near) one's hands
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
interruption; interference; butting in
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people