one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
that day; the very same day
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house; State Guest House (esp. Akasaka palace, also guest house in Kyoto)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
welcome!; nice to see you!
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
counting by the minute (of a schedule, etc.)
to repeat; to do something over again
scene; spectacle; sight; view
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to say; to be called; to do
fluent (in a language); flowing
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
second (unit of time); arc second
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about