or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
(formal) announcement; unveiling; introduction; debut
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
close; intimate; on good terms
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to devise an elaborate plan; to exercise one's ingenuity; to work out a scheme
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
like this; this sort; this way
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
attendance; participation; presence
to say; to tell; to state; to do