all; entire; whole; altogether
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
last week; the week before
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
one by one; one each; one at a time
to discuss; to talk together
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
famous brand of sake; choice sake
breaking open a ceremonial sake barrel
giant squid (Architeuthis martensi)
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
lion dance; traditional dance performed by one or more dancers wearing a guardian lion costume
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
home area; home town; local
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
showing one's face in public; facing another person
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
to be fated to; be linked by fate
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence