old friend; familiar face
hard-liners; diehards; hawks
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
attendance; presence; appearance
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
one's own work; making by oneself
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
putting into operation; invocation
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
present; gift; to give a present or gift
inattention; absent-mindedness
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
parting; separation; farewell
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
incident; affair; happening; event
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
two times; twice; two degrees
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
witnessing; observing; sighting
accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
interview (e.g. for a job)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health