expectation; assume will happen; forecast
putting into operation; invocation
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
person concerned; interested party; related party
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
long ago; already; a long time ago
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
general classification; broad categorization
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
succession; continuation; series; sequence
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
participation; joining; entry; adherence
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
planning; project; plan; design
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to be able to manage somehow or another
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
colored thing (clothing, fabric, paper, etc.) (coloured); variety shows
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
one day; (on) a certain day
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku
special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
to be helpful; to be useful
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
one building (hall, temple, shrine, room); same room; same place; same building
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
proper; right; reasonable
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
mass; mass (media, production, etc.); masturbation