here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
sales promotion; hard selling
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
ceremony; etiquette; courtesy; (Catholic) liturgy
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
great hurry; great haste; rush
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
severe earthquake; violent tremor
growing (graph rising to the right); expanding; soaring
activity; briskness; prosperity
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
very busy (person or thing)
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
manual laborer; manual labourer
in the same way as; just like
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
measurement round the hips
to tighten; to press hard
sudden; lightning; immediate; shocking
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)