the present term; the present session
full dress; formal dress; uniform
long-established; old-established; traditional
nine parts; ninety percent; mostly; nine percent
cat lover; ailurophile; love of cats
capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris); greater capybara
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
four corners; crossroads; intersecting street; street corner
empty (e.g. argument); insubstantial; hollow; fruitless
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to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
group action; collective behavior; collective behaviour; acting as a group
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
quadruped; four-footed animal
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
common; commonplace; pulp paper; granulated sugar
excellent performance; fine play
singing together; singing in union; chorus; ensemble singing; choral singing; chorus
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
flood of emotions; many thoughts
to show one's affection; to express one's love
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
moonlight; moon; moonbeams
up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care
to exchange; to replace; to shift personnel; to replace one person with another
view without saying a word; tacit permission
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
to sleep in peace; to sleep without fear
must not (do); should not; do not; cannot
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)