annual function; annual event
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
wherein; therein; thereinto
unique; individual; original; unusual
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
general public; the masses
admiration; being impressed (by)
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
points of improvement; improved areas; points needing improvement; problem areas
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
once upon a time; a long time ago
shop, bar, etc. where live jazz, pop, rock, etc. is performed; live music club
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to be silent; to say nothing
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
directions; instructions; orders; command