reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house; State Guest House (esp. Akasaka palace, also guest house in Kyoto)
each nation; many nations; many countries
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
staying the night; lodging (at)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
accession to the throne; enthronement
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
right in the middle (of); midst; height
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
aimlessly; without a goal
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
single word; a few words; brief comment
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
heat of the day; hottest part of the day