commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
to give a dinner party; to hold a banquet
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
owning nothing except the clothes on one's back
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
glad countenance; joyful look
deceiving; cheating; fooling
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
to command; to order; to tell (to do); to appoint (to the post of)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
national character; regional character
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
profusely (esp. flowers blooming in great profusion)
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
to polish (up); to dress up
kitchen; financial situation
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
to be or remain always on hand