to choose; to select; to pick (out)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
great mistake; serious error; blunder; complete misunderstanding
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
first meeting; first interview with
everything; anything; nothing
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
such; like that; that sort of
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)