assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
editor (in publishing, etc.)
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
Tokyo Big Sight (exhibition center)
to be intimate with; to befriend
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
dawn (sometimes esp. in ref. to the 16th day of the lunar month onward)
coastal region; coastal area; coastline
convention center; convention centre
commerce; trade; business
(period of) a year; during an era
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus); hooded gull
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
(connecting) passageway; accessway; walk-through; skyway; sky bridge