important ceremonial occasions in family relationships
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
donation; presentation; gift
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
abundant harvest; bumper crop
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
training (esp. in-service); induction course
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
general comment; Sohyo (General Council of Trade Unions of Japan)
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
success or failure; result
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); revision (of a budget)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
level; standard; water level