to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
something; some kind of; for some reason
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
festival; feast; carnival
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
(department) store; (department) stores
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
famous (commercial) establishment; well-known store (shop, restaurant)
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
winning a prize or place (in a contest)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life