event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
unconditional command; must-obey order
present; gift; to give a present or gift
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
quarrel; dispute; argument
here and there; everywhere
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
weave; weaving; woven item
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to fold up; to fold into layers
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
to renew; to replace; to change for; to attach anew
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
bento; Japanese box lunch
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
by today; before the day is over
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
dignity; credit; (arch.) deed of sale (for a land, forest or house); (arch.) sale value; (arch.) selling price
something; some kind of; for some reason
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
artistic taste; aptitude for painting; ability to appreciate art; desire to paint
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be