festival merrymaking; revelry
national holiday; public holiday
enactment; establishment; creation
just one person; only one
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
common people; ordinary people; masses
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
writing implement; writing tool
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
progress; being under way
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
criticism; critique; review; commentary
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
vibration control (in earthquake-resistant construction)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse