two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
scene; spectacle; sight; view
machine parts; machinery; equipment
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
climax; peak; zenith; apex
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
regret; repentance; remorse
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
each and all; every single one; everybody
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
goodwill ambassador; friendship ambassador
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
meditation; contemplation
silence; stillness; quietness
overhear; happened to hear that
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)