crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
match; game; bout; contest
to step forward; to volunteer
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
beauty; siren; courtesan; prostitute
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
head start; initiative; preemption
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
equilateral triangle; regular triangle
to encamp; to take up positions
step; stride; counter for steps
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)
light blue; pale blue; aqua
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
beforehand; in advance; previously
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create