alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
confections; sweets; candy; cake
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
large number (of); many; majority
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
like this; this sort; this way
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to say; to tell; to state; to do
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
day of spring; spring sun
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
killing time; staving off boredom
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
excursion; field trip; school trip
again; once more; a second time
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
stubborn person; bonehead; bullethead; pig-headed person
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome