volunteer activities; volunteerism
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
Island; insula; island; islet
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
(the) executive; administration; leadership
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
arrest; apprehension; capture
cooperation; collaboration
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
shopping; purchased goods
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to be surprised; to be astonished
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
confections; sweets; candy; cake
new student; freshman; first-year student
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
such; like that; that sort of; very
with these words; while saying
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
body; body blow (in boxing)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include