participation; joining; entry; adherence
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
traditional; conventional
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
drama; play; powerful drug
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
fortune-telling; divination
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
(not) even once; (not) ever
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
village festival; autumn festival; harvest festival
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
account book; register; ledger
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
black sheep (of a family); ostracism