gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
sowing beans (or pulses, etc.); scattering parched beans (to drive out evil spirits)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
this and that; one thing or another
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
to be possible (in terms of time, money, etc.); to be able (to do); to fit (schedule, budget)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
report; notification; registration
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
submission date; filing date; due date (e.g. for homework)
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
on the occasion of; at the time of
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
how long; how far; how much
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
candidate (for an election)
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
trust; confidence; credence
what's that?; what the...
management; administration; operation
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of