being elected; winning a prize (in a lottery, raffle, etc.); being selected (for a prize, etc.)
lottery; tombola; drawing
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
people; men and women; each person; everybody
centre of attention; center of attention
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
4th day of the month; four days
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
when it becomes; when it comes to
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to dress oneself up; to deck oneself out
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
Western-style house (esp. one built in the Meiji or Taisho periods)
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
noro; member of a hereditary caste of female mediums in Okinawa
to paint a picture; to draw a picture