and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to be hot on a person's heels
while; during; while; although; all; both
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
success; boom; being well-attended (of an event); prosperity
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
Japan and the United States; Japanese-American
friendship; goodwill; friendly relations; amity
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
established practice; custom
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
I see; that's right; indeed
is that so?; I see; right; oh
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
to happen to hear; to overhear
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
lodging (house); accommodation; hotel; housing (for government employees)
opening to the public (e.g. garden, etc.); read permission: anybody
all you can drink; bottomless cup
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
rough; casual (clothing); rough; rough (sketch); draft
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally