to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
social gathering; informal get-together; colloquium; panel discussion
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
covered with; stained; smeared
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
dirty work; unpleasant task
had better ...; had better not ...
foundation stone; cornerstone
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
divorce; dissolution of adoption
vulgar; mean; base; coarse; crude
constitutional functions (of the emperor)
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
stupid brat; son of a bitch
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
losers (those who have 'failed' socially, economically, etc.)
(Western-style) banquet; formal dinner
two parts; two copies; the second part
after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)