to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
even though; despite; when
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house; State Guest House (esp. Akasaka palace, also guest house in Kyoto)
way; method; means; resource; course
necessary expenses; due charges; tax deductible expenses
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
reward; prize; bonus; praise
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
rational; reasonable; logical
opening to the public (e.g. garden, etc.); read permission: anybody
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation