meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
commerce; trade; business
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
school festival; campus festival
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
together with; same; both; all; including ...
birthday party; birthday meet-up
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
of course; certainly; naturally
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
just because; even if; even though
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
not knowing what to do with oneself (out of embarrassment, etc.); not knowing where to put oneself; feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan