to gather; to collect; to assemble
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
tone (of voice); manner of talking
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to be infected; to be contagious
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
change of job; change of occupation; career change
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
amulet or talisman issued by a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
to be (too) late getting married; to be (too) late going somewhere
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
to be discouraged; to shrink from
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
regular position; position with a prospect of promotion
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
positive (e.g. thinking); positive; positive (pole); anode
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)