reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house; State Guest House (esp. Akasaka palace, also guest house in Kyoto)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
before the gate; in front of the gate
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
now; the present time; just now; another; more
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
again; once more; a second time
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
companion; fellow traveler (person who supports a group, movement, etc. without being a member); sympathizer
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally