acceleration; speeding up
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
(exercising) the right to command
to entrust; to leave to a person
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to get along well with; to make a go of it
serious; severe; grave; acute
to look forward to something
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
first time; first; initial
confections; sweets; candy; cake
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
to raid; to launch an attack; to invade
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
speech; expression; wording; language
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
retort; back talk; backchat
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
handrail; railing; banister
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide