black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
special; particular; peculiar; unique
particularly; only; in the case of
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes
some people; a few people; several people
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
anybody can look good with the right clothes; clothes make the man; fine feathers make fine birds; (lit.) clothes on a packhorse driver
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
crisis prevention; crisis avoidance
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
indescribable; having no way to express
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
to use (in cooking); to mix (in)
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
whole story; full picture; full particulars
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples