gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
social gathering; get-together; (friendly) meeting
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
first meeting; first contest between
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
rule; reign; government; governing
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
opening a new store; opening a new branch; setting up a stall (at a festival, trade fair, etc.); setting up a booth; exhibiting
travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
changing clothes; change of clothes
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
morning star lily (Lilium concolor); star lily
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
pamphlet; brochure; leaflet
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk