initiation fee; admission fee
teppanyaki (Japanese cooking prepared on a hot steel plate in the center of the table)
meal ticket; meal voucher
nurse; (lit.) angel in white
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
senryū; comic haiku; humorous seventeen-mora poem
marriage agency; matrimonial agency; matchmaking service
being selected (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); being accepted; winning
fundraising campaign; donation (to a fundraising campaign); contribution; (political) campaign
mania; enthusiasm; maniac; enthusiast; nut
very big; very large; taking up a lot of space
gross (i.e. 12 dozen); gross (i.e. not net); total; gross score (in golf)
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
to write to; to send word to; to hand over (official business)
fixed number; quorum (for an assembly); constant; invariable; literal; fate
binder; clipboard; binding machine (wheat, etc.); binder
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
(having) same family and personal name
to carry something into a place
clearing one's throat; cough
teachers, superiors, and men of prominence
splitting the cost; Dutch treat
to buy more (of something)
monthly publication; monthly issue
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to be born; to come into the world
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
inside the House; inside the Diet; inside the hospital
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon