club activities; extracurricular activities
pregnancy; conception; gestation
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
to become better; to improve
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
unanticipated; unexpected
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
heavy-footed; slow of foot; reluctant; disinclined; unwilling
such; like that; in that way
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
selection; choice; option
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
in the morning; during the morning
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
to carry around; to carry on one's person
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to tighten; to press hard
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
rash assumption; hasty conclusion