to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
what kind of business; what sort of matter
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
isolation; being alone; being friendless
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
generously; liberally; magnanimously
leaving a club; quitting a club
club that has suspended its activities; not attending one's club
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
difficult to ...; hard to ...
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
excursion; field trip; school trip
contracted regular payment, e.g. monthly, weekly, etc.; by the (month, week, etc.)
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
system of automatic advancement to high school and university without an entrance exam
private tutor; coach; governess
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
heading; headline; index; headword
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
action committee; executive committee
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
Hachiman (God of War); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly