to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to stroke down; to smooth down
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
man; male; masculine gender
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to badger; to pester; to beg
name of a piece of music; (musical) number; (musical) program; programme; selection (of music)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
open; public; official; overt
continuation; succession; series
breach of manners; breach of etiquette
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
sons and daughters; children; girl
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to look down on; to make light of
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)