crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to get strong; to gain strength
existence; being; presence
action committee; executive committee
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
suited figure; person in a suit
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
... years old; age (of) ...
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
memory; sense; experience
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
shortsighted; narrow-minded
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)