leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
entrance; admission; entering
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
certificate (usually of proof of something); credentials
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
in comparison to; rather than
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
loveable; very likeable; like very much
objection; dissent; protest
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
otherwise; or else; if not
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
to beat to death; to kill
tweezers (esp. in a medical or laboratory setting); forceps
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
to be surprised; to be astonished
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
graduation ceremony; commencement
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament