800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
changeable; unsettled; inconstant; fickle (e.g. weather)
to finish reading; to read through
to change the schedule; to change one's plans
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
to insert; to put in; to thrust in; to plug in
meeting; greeting; welcome
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
custom; practice; convention; precedent
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
stagnation; hindrance; delay
just then; at that time; right then; appropriate moment
to backfire; to have a harmful result
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
to travel on frequently (e.g. a road or path)
punctually; on time; as regularly as a clock
to mourn over the death of
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
gazing at (in wonderment)
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
competing; competition; auction
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
troubled times; turbulent times
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
to make a success in life
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
letter of inquiry; letter of enquiry
frame; framework; outline
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to travel all over; to be active in places widely apart
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)