assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
preparation; arrangements
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to leave (a scene); to step away
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
not caring; not giving a damn
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to refuse; to decline; to deny
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
in that manner; like that