hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
foreign; abroad; overseas
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
interior design; interior; upholstery
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
to temper thoroughly; to train well
slim figure; slender body; slimming; weight reduction
Shinto priest; Shinto priesthood
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
surroundings; environs; circumference
association; society; organization; organisation
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
United Kingdom; UK; Britain; England
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
what kind of; what sort of; what
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
the other day; a few days ago
just managing; with great difficulty