preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
equilibrium; good balance; poise
to select (the best); to choose; to pick out
(your) choice; preference; wish
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
catering; (food) delivery
guest house; private home providing lodging for travelers; bed and breakfast; pension
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
minimum; at the very least
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
to change (one's clothes)
full dress; formal dress; uniform
Western clothing; Western binding
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
traveling expenses; travelling expenses; carfare
eloquence; volubility; (lit.) (like) water on a standing board
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
schedule; program; programme; agenda