friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
entrance; entering; admission; admittance
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
I don't give a damn; that's got nothing to do with me
feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong; not knowing what to do with oneself
to water down; to dilute with water
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
surrounding at a distance
cold rice; hanger-on; dependent; disgraced former actor
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
(written) invitation; letter of invitation
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot
war damage; ravages of war; horrors of war
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
to become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
to accept an object and hold it reverently over one's head
to amuse oneself; to make merry
complete stranger; total stranger
money (given as thanks); reward money; fee; key money; fee paid for rental rights
to repay double the original amount; to repay x times the original amount
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension
just like; the same as; no different than
destination; recipient; addressee
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
hegemony; leadership; initiative
over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched
to be ill; to suffer from
to gain weight; to put on weight
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
inferiority complex; sense of inferiority
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself