opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
participation; joining; entry; adherence
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
celebrity; personality; prominent figure
press group; press corps; group of reporters; press organization; press organisation
in swarms; in great crowds
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
at first; in the beginning; originally
parting; separation; farewell
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
to join together; to combine; to join up
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
suited figure; person in a suit
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
foundation (garment, cream, etc.)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
the other day; a few days ago
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony