edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to tinker with; to fumble with; to twist up
to relax; to feel at home
haori and hakama (Japanese male formal attire)
courteous; decorous; polite
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
pull; patronage; tug; discount
bridal costume; wedding dress
persistence; single-mindedness
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
full dress; formal dress; uniform
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
don't worry about it; forget about it
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
meeting place; seats for the public; restaurant dinner tray; set of dishes served on an individual tray for entertaining guests; banquet
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
very much; very many; more and more
exactly as stated; verbatim
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
in order; in turn; one by one
quietly; slowly; gracefully
entrance; admission; entering