preface; introduction; preamble
bid for popularity; publicity stunt
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
participation; joining; entry
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
calamity; disaster; misfortune
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
disaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
to go beyond the limit; to pass the limit
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
a touch (of sadness, unease, etc.); a tinge (of); a hint (of); a smear (of paint, ink, etc.); one stroke (of a brush)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
successfully; with success
(sense of) taste; counter for kinds of food, drink or medicine
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
to become settled; to be fixed
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
to investigate thoroughly; to research thoroughly; to master; to understand completely
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means