procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
than; from; out of; except; but; more
had better ...; had better not ...
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
their Majesties the Emperor and Empress
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
all; entire; whole; altogether
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
manner of using one's hands
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down