to gather; to collect; to assemble
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
at least; at most; (even) just
bow (of boat); prow; stem
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
group; bunch; crowd; group
ice floe; floating ice; pack ice
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
desperately; for one's dear life
book; volume; this; present; main; head
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
Ministry of Finance (1869-2001); Ministry of the Treasury (under the ritsuryo system)
do-or-die game; crucial contest
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
together; at the same time; same; identical
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
continuation; succession; series
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays