ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious
steady; sound; reliable; solid
plan for one's life; life planning
to have a name entered in the family register
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
ability to get things done
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
restoration; repair; mending
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
family-oriented; familial
to assemble; to set up; to construct
that's true; of course; obviously
program of a ceremony (programme)
counter for generations; epoch
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
outside order; outsourcing; custom (manufacture)
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
air transport; air lift; airlift
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
just because; even if; even though
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily