previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to begin; to set about; to start
opinion; intention; thought
contact network; phone tree; contact information for relevant people (in a given organization)
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
literally; to the letter; literal
festival merrymaking; revelry
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
this (very thing); this precisely
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
(giving) instruction; initiation
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
impact of publicity or propaganda
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)