event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
scariest; most frightening
horror film; horror movie
all night; throughout the night
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
meanwhile; in the meantime
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
redoing; doing over again
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
carrying (someone) in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry
patting; stroking; caressing
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
syringe; hypodermic needle; injector
bodily build; degree of fleshiness
sensational; inflammatory; incendiary; (sexually) suggestive; lascivious
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
name plate; name tag; label
cosplay (dressing up as a character from an anime, manga, video game, etc.)
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
cheongsam; qipao; mandarin dress
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
collection (of art, stamps, etc.); collecting; collection (i.e. a range of new clothes); fashion show
check; restraint; oppression; repression