meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
declaration; proclamation; announcement
Japanese, Western and Chinese (cuisine)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
unprincipled; inconstant; unscrupulous
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)
stagnation; hindrance; delay
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
fold; crease; pleat; manners; courtesy; responsible behavior (behaviour)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
itemized form; itemised form; itemization; itemisation
(writing, painting) brush
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
printing (text or symbols); typing; printed character; typed character; character carved onto a seal
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
address in reply (e.g. at a ceremony); formal reply
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
virginity (of a male); (male) virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
back (side); reverse; B side (of a record); secret levels; hidden levels
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
two parts; two copies; the second part
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
popular name; common name; given name
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance