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
wedding reception banquet
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
celebratory banquet; feast
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
nothing but; none other than
all present; all concerned; all of us
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
undeserved honor (honour); too great an honour
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level