admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
custom; practice; convention; precedent
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
(the) executive; administration; leadership
rotation (of a post, role, etc.); taking turns
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
compulsory; obligatory; mandatory
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
Kimura Takuya (abbr, Smap star)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
in perfect form; going swimmingly
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
dispersing; breaking up; running away
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
carrying voice; well-projected voice
at work; in the midst of work; working
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
shabby; mean; sorry; dingy