assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to happen to hear; to overhear
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
guidance; leadership; leading the way
even though; despite; when
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
double doors opening from the centre; double-opening from the centre (e.g. doors, casement windows, etc.); method of filleting fish, chicken, etc. with a central cut and peeling back the flesh
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
aisle (in wedding ceremony)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
attendance; presence; appearance
day of month; counter for days
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish