restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
drinking party; get-together
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
appointment; rendezvous; date
professor; teaching; instruction
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
first person to say something; first person to suggest something
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
to care for someone; to look after someone
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
writing (e.g. as a profession)
training room (hall); gymnasium
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
tight; tight skirt; straight skirt
raising an army; launching business
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
degree of familiarity; popularity
the scruff or nape of the neck