gesture; gesticulation; motion
account book; register; ledger
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
and so; therefore; for that reason
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
verbal message; word (from someone)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
unconditionally; as a rule
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
very; extremely; excessively
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
laughable; ridiculous; funny; comical
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back 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)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
results; record; grades; marks
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
speech and conduct; words and deeds
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
worthy of special mention
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
club activities; extracurricular activities
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate