assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
official business; public business
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
in history; ever; historical
woman; female; feminine gender
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
calm; composed; cool; quiet
primary school; elementary school; grade school
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
mass communication; mass media
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
such; this sort of; like this
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
body; physical system; (the) person
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way