proposal; proposition; suggestion
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
very interesting; of great interest
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to throw oneself (into an activity)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
the other day; a few days ago
around the world; throughout the world
100,000; hundred thousand
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
successive generations; successive emperors
reaching; attaining; arrival
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake