permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
very popular; highly favoured
bittersweet; having mingled feelings of joy and sorrow; joy and sorrow alternating in one's heart
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
mockery by means of excessive praise; damning with lavish praise; backhanded compliment
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
periodic; regular; routine
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
region; limits; stage; level
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
opinion; point of view; visual point
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
here and there; in places
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
in that manner; like that
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say