birthday party; birthday meet-up
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
estimate (of costs); budget
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
decoration; ornament; trimmings
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
famous (commercial) establishment; well-known store (shop, restaurant)
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
way (of doing); manner; method; means
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
cooking class; cookery school
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to be embarrassed; to lose face
income; receipts; revenue
to increase; to add to; to augment
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
amount of money; sum of money
to replace; to move; to change the position of
thousands; several thousand