speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
happy event; auspicious event; matter for congratulation
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
crowning beauty with even greater glory
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
foster father; adoptive father
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
to congratulate; to wish (someone) well; to celebrate
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
polite; respectful; reverent
to accord someone every courtesy
honor of seeing (a person); honour of seeing (a person)
to get strong; to gain strength
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to express (in words); to confess
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to bestow (esp. of a god); to grant
beloved child; dear child
moving; touching; stirring
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to find out; to discover; to locate
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler