participation; joining; entry; adherence
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
homeroom; form room; form class
sharing; division; draw; tie
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
wrestlers from the same stable
too much; excessively; too
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to like; to love; to be fond of
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
not caring; not giving a damn
ago; since; before; previous
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate