table tennis club; ping-pong club
to happen to hear; to overhear
self-questioning; to self-question; to rethink; to reflect on oneself
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
study tour; guided visit; field trip
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
chief; main; principal; important
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
to begin to attend (e.g. school)
number of days (times) one has attended
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
society; company; the public; the world
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
digression; many divergences
to receive a favorable reputation; to get good reviews; to meet with a favorable reception
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
deciding match; play-off; runoff
to emphasize; to attach importance to
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
boat to transport mud; (fictional) boat made of (dried) mud
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
diastrophism; movement and deformation of the earth's crust; upheaval (e.g. in politics); seismic shift; earthshaking changes
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
axis; pivot; central figure; key man
previous engagement; prior contract
fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; allegiance test; loyalty test
good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat
difficult to get into; not be easily influenced into joining some mood or activity
before it happens; previously
collective view (opinion)