council (consultatory, advisory); board of trustees
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
to scribble (write quickly); to dash off
first calligraphy of the year
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
to become keen on; to get passionate about
graduation ceremony; commencement
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
a little stylish; chic; trendy
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
all present; all concerned; all of us
(one) leaf; (one) petal; piece (of paper); flake (of snow)
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise
to support each other; to support one another