relations with one's relatives; socializing with relatives; treating a non-relative as family; being on close terms with someone as if they were a relative
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
conference room; place of assembly
visitor; attendee; spectator; guest; audience
previous president (immediately preceding the incumbent); former president
person who introduces someone; introducer
good performance; good work; great success
to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress
worldwide; common to the whole world; universal
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
patriotic feelings; patriotism
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
close to the wall; alongside the wall
watching while standing (e.g. a play)
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
standing in a group; standing up in unison
live program; live programme
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
basis; foundation; core; criterion; standard
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
dozens; scores of; decades
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to bow; to worship; to receive; to see
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to make frantic efforts; to make an all-out effort; to try desperately
inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn
one bow; one salute; one greeting