contract; compact; agreement
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
(period of) a year; during an era
student accommodation; student dormitory
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
last night; yesterday evening
some people; a few people; several people
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to borrow money; to call for loans
to move (house); to change residence
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to snatch from; to steal from
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
Japanese Self-Defense Force official; Self-Defense Force official
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
the strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate; high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.); difficult hurdle; difficulty
systematic; organized; organizational
department (or school) of technology, engineering or science
study; research; investigation
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do