negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
furoshiki; wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
notebook; account book; register
affixing a seal (to); putting one's seal (on); stamping
Bachelor of Arts; BA; B.A.
assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together
duty; obligation; responsibility
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through
to say; to be called; to do
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
indicates being the subject or receiver of an action, decision, etc.; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
rebellion; revolt; insurrection; treason
jointly sealed covenant; compact under joint signatures; petition
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
(full) name; family name and given name
registering (a marriage, etc.) in the family register
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
supreme; greatest; highest; best
honour; honor; glory; privilege
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
falling with a splat; oozing; dripping
castella (type of sponge cake)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little