thereupon; shortly thereafter
to escape from; to get out
(program of) entertainments; special events; exhibitions; amusements; attractions
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
official function; state function
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
attendance; presence; appearance
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
whispering; murmuring; subdued
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; audio component system; stereo component system
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
royal capital; imperial capital
palatial residence; stately mansion
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
gradation; gradation haircut; taper
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
light; faint; pale; fleeting
light blue; pale blue; aqua
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby