fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
employment quota; number of positions available
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
several hundred; hundreds (of)
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; appearance (on the stage, television, etc.); exiting (a venue, train station, etc.); exit; being dispatched (of an ambulance, fire engine, etc.)
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
loser; defeated person; the defeated