starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
on the occasion of; at the time of
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
surname; family name; last name
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
at least; at most; (even) just
staying the night; lodging (at)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
proposal; motion; recommendation
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to name; to call; to christen; to term
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
performer; entertainer; celebrity
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
something; some kind of; for some reason
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
general public; the masses
to call each other; to call out to one another
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding