orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
family-oriented; familial
meditation; contemplation
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
instar (developmental stage of arthropods); age; years
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
secrecy; highly classified information
retention; maintenance; preservation
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
bubble on the surface of water; (coming to) nothing; naught; something short-lived
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
(great mental) resources; quick brain; resourcefulness; good wits
having not the slightest idea
final; eventual; ultimate
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously