the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
welcome party for new students
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
boarder; boarding student
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
participation; joining; entry
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
notice; attention; observation
new student; freshman; first-year student
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
dormitory leader; dormitory superintendent
shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; (person's) back; years of experience
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar