party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
various; diverse; divergent; each according to one's own wishes
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
now that; since; so long as; because
to gather; to collect; to assemble
good-for-nothing; worthless
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to turn towards; to point
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
Kōchi prefecture (Shikoku)
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
for some (unspecified) reason
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on