party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.; veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming about
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
most attractive feature (of a person)
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
silent phone call (form of harassment)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
information transfer; information transmission
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
fantastic; bizarre; incredible; tree tumbo (Welwitschia mirabilis)
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
to cut; to slit; to cut open