guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
three sides; small offering stand
wintertime; winter season
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
carving; engraving; sculpture
idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
snowy; covered in deep snow
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
green (colour); green (energy, car, etc.); environmentally friendly; greenland; green space; green (on a golf course)
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
it's been a long time; long time no see
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
face; looks; vestiges; trace