sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
token (effort); something done for form's sake
to congratulate; to wish (someone) well; to celebrate
to discuss; to talk together
in spite of; regardless of
order of chivalry; chivalric order
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
my spouse (esp. used to refer to one's wife); my wife; my husband
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
(not) so much; (not) that much
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
ninth day of the month; nine days
to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label