club activities; extracurricular activities
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
mesh; grid; highlight in the hair; streaked hair
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
leaving a club; quitting a club
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
(being) over capacity; overloading; overbooking
pupils who are not members of any school club; (lit.) go-home club
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
complete set; all; everything
tool; implement; means; furniture
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
but; however; provided that
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty