service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
nature; property; disposition
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
control; management (e.g. of a business)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
study; pursuit of knowledge
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
branch office; agency; sub-branch
to follow another's example
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
personal; individual; private
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to make a speech; to address
from season to season; season by season; of each season; in each season
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
ceremony for the repose of a soul; ceremony to pray for the long life of the emperor, empress, crown prince, etc.
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
every year; yearly; annually
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
to express (in words); to confess
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything