Mr. Maebayashi is my best friend.

We have decided to accelerate the project.

Let's accelerate the progress of the project.

He put on an apron and started cooking.

I forgot to do the pre-pasting, so I will do it now.

He likes to talk about his own success and is always telling self-flattering stories.

That gate gives a sense of remnants from an old era.

Front vowels are pronounced using the front part of the tongue.

He made a long preface before starting his talk.

He prefaced a little before he started talking.