dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to recall; to remember; to recollect
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
pardon me for leaving (first)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
set meal; special (of the day)
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
to look forward to something
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
Yukawa Hideki (1907.1.23-1981.9.8) (1949 Nobel Prize in Physics)
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
large text that appears in ads or brochures to catch the reader's attention (in copywriting)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
bridge building; bridge; cross-linking
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof