party; social event; get-together; compa (Haitian dance music); konpa; kompa
group dating; gathering for young people to socialize with the opposite sex
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
everywhere; all over; throughout
rush; rush hour; rush print (in films, anime, etc.); lighter aboard ship; LASH
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
field; plain; prairie; moor
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; eternal life and prosperity
radical party; extremists
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
somehow; for some reason or other
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
management; administration; operation
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
those present; attendance
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
to go with the flow; to go with the times
great love; passionate affair
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
may (it) be so; please let (it) happen
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
ringing; throbbing violently
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement