with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
real experience; actual observations
memory-making; making memories
planning; project; plan; design
future (usually near); prospects
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
club budget; club expense
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
diligence in studying (e.g. continuing to study even in such poor light as offered by a firefly or that reflected by snow); diligent study
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
to half-rise to one's feet
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to stomp out (of a room, etc.); to storm out
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
family bath (in a ryokan, etc.)
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
exceptionally effective; overwhelming effectiveness