meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
real intention; true motive; true meaning
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
country with a constitutional government; constitutional state; country where the rule of law prevails; system based on the rule of law
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
image of a bride dressed in her wedding gown (wedding kimono, etc.)
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
firmly; solidly; heartily
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
expressing one's mind; speaking out
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
mother-in-law; foster mother; stepmother
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
holding a ceremony; wedding ceremony