handshake event; handshake session; event where it is possible to shake hands with a celebrity, sportsperson, pop star, etc.
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
(thick) scarf; muffler; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
waiting (e.g. at the stage door) for performers or celebrities to exit
as necessary; if necessary; as the need arises; as occasion demands; where appropriate
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
experience; history; record; career
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
left in a state of neglect; left to go to ruin; left to run wild (e.g. of a garden)
rice field; rice paddy; paddy field
weeding; weeder; weeding fork
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
gardening; puttering around in the garden
(smiling) goofily; with a loose, slack grin
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
health and physical education
make-up; makeup; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
arrival; arriving at ...; counter for items or suits of clothing; nth place (in a race); counter for moves
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to re-tailor; to have altered; to remake (clothing); to renovate
jockey's racing uniform; one's best clothes (esp. for women), normally put aside for important meetings, dates, etc.
rookery; breeding grounds; nesting place
(physical) growth; development
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
rare; extraordinary; singular
to prowl after; to keep watch on
test of patience; battle of wills; endurance contest
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
to press (one's body, cheek, etc.) against; to rub against; to snuggle (one's head, etc.) into
sunbathing; basking in the sun
the five continents; Asia, Africa, Europe, America and Australia; Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and South America