essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
to forget one's troubles by doing something enjoyable
goalkeeper; keeper; goalie
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
to smash; to break into pieces
if you ask me ...; as for ...
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
drinking bout; merrymaking
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
team competition; team game
regular; regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.); regular (petrol, gasoline)
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
empty; hollow; bare; vacant; deserted
rebirth; new birth; nascent
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
geisha; Japanese singing and dancing girl; dressed-up beautiful woman
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
student in a lower grade; underclassman
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
voluntary restraints; self-limitation
Japanese spirea (Spiraea Japonica); meadowsweet; Shimotsuke (former province located in present-day Tochigi Prefecture)
(necessary) personnel; required person
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to kick out (e.g. someone from a house)