meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
at first; in the beginning; originally
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
topic of discussion; agenda
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
success or failure; outcome; result
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
forcibly; against one's will
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
end of consecutive holidays
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to roll about; to writhe about
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
second (unit of time); arc second
to be silent; to say nothing
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful