sequel; later development
several years; a few years
to pass (of time); to elapse
opening (of a broadcasting station, post office, bureau, etc.); establishment
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
author; writer; novelist; artist
Ueno Ryō (1928.8.16-2002.1.27)
Imae Yoshitomo (1932.1.15-)
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
corridor; hallway; passageway
tall figure; high stature
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
moving tale; impressive tale
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
world; society; people; the public
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused