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business conversation

1

to begin; to set about; to start

1

advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly

2

masquerade ball

1

the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult

4

woman; lady; adult female

22

to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

3

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

2

at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

2

to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack

3

to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

6

he; she; that person; (arch.) you

23

in one's own way or style

1

to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

7

lottery; lot; raffle; draw

1

to make up a party

1

miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling

1

mask; disguise; guise; mask

1

to manage something successfully; to be successful

1

athletic meet

1

indicates question

3

please (give me); please (do for me)

6

merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine

1

resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy

1

assertion; declaration; affirmation

2

all; everyone; everybody

2

plan; idea; design; plot

2

to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify

1

interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)

2

so-so; passable; now, now; my, my

2

questions and answers; dialogue

1

unfortunately; at a bad time; at an unfortunate moment

1

tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

2

to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up

1

(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

1

to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge

2

with these words; while saying

2

to make tea

1

unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)

1

explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence

1

day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)

2

to order; to command; to appoint

1

careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate

1

(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)

4

designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at

3

acquaintance

3

artist

2

characteristic (of); peculiar (to)

2

Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)

6

to borrow; to take out

1