to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
fragile article; breakables; broken article
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
all present; all concerned; all of us
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
day something goes on sale; date of issue; release date
temporary sewing; basting
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
full dress; formal dress; uniform
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
great hurry; great haste; rush
reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration; party
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
husband and wife; married couple
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
Japanese food; Japanese meal
great joy; delight; jubilation