festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
people; men and women; each person; everybody
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
plural; multiple; several
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
round shape; circle; circular form
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
small; fine; detailed; stingy
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
dice; die; baton (of command)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
pip (spot on a die); small cube (esp. of food); die; dice
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
this world; this life; world of the living
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
silence; stillness; quietness