topic of discussion; agenda
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
someone (important); person of importance
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on
(ribbon of) an official seal
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
left-hand radical of a character
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
to squeeze out; to wring out
(urban) prefecture (i.e. Osaka and Kyoto); centre (e.g. of learning); center; (government) office; fu (administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam)
audience with someone of high rank (e.g. the emperor)
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
many; numerous; various; large number of
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
pleased to make your acquaintance
tall figure; high stature
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
drinking party; banquet; feast
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose