to hold (a ceremony); to perform
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
preparatory phase; preparatory period
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
dividing into four; quartering
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
leasing (out); renting out; hiring out; letting
naturally; of course; understandably
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
take care of it; I'll leave it up to you; do as you see fit
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
to walk with; to make someone tag along; to carry around (esp. a child); to carry about
to remove; to get rid of; to clear away; to tear down
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
room allocation; assignment of rooms
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
vacant room; vacancy; unoccupied room; empty room
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
reception room; parlor; parlour
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
rather than; more ... than ...
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to be lacking in options; to be too few
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
meeting place; assembly hall
eating together; dining together; having a meal together
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
granted that; even if; even though
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy