meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
outside (the room, building); outdoors
to make an appearance; to show up
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
(walking) stick; cane; wand
necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
kickoff party; rally; pep party
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
democratization; democratisation
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
proposal; offer; request; application
to lead someone around by the nose
to wring the neck; to strangle
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)