gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
microminiature; ultraminiature; ultra-small
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
process; course; mechanism
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
being elected; winning a prize (in a lottery, raffle, etc.); being selected (for a prize, etc.)
squelching; gurgling; bubbling; raking in (money); rolling in; hand over fist
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
only one (person, thing); sole; highest; best; custom-made
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
pointing out; identification
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to become muddy; to become slushy
muddy place; mud; mire; sludge; slush; quagmire
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
wisdom; intelligence; sagacity
jewel; precious stone; gem
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
one chance; only opportunity; maybe; perhaps; one-night stand
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference