festival merrymaking; revelry
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
projection; reflection; image; match; harmony
to view in a favourable light; to look favourably on
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
change; alteration; modification
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
programme; program; plans; arrangements
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to gain a reliable foundation and be in a safe condition; to rest easy; (lit.) to board a large ship
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
running away; escaping on foot
a wise man keeps away from danger
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when