marriage ceremony; wedding
marriage proposal; marriage talks
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
long ago; a long time ago; already
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
prize money; monetary award; reward
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
deficit operation; operating at a loss; being in the red
damage (esp. financial) caused by harmful rumours or misinformation (rumors)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
business world; business circles; (the) industry
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
degree of attention; profile
enterprise; business; company; corporation
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
one thin flat object; one sheet
document; official papers
sending back; return to sender
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
by myself; in person; by oneself
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to tear up and throw away
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
retreating figure; appearance from behind
stifled (laughter); simmering
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)