gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
turning a comic, novel, etc. into an animated movie or TV series; making an animated version
turning (a comic, novel, etc.) into a serialized TV-show; dramatization
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
admission; joining; enrollment; enrolment
when it comes to; concerning
propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
quiz; short test; mini test
streaming (of tears); pouring; pouring (of rain or sweat)
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to fade into dusk; to fade into twilight; to decline; to wane; to look melancholic (of a person)
to strike (with a stick, whip, etc.); to hit; to punch; to go to (a place to eat, drink, etc.)
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
still; even now; to this day
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
one (written) character; (arch.) Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum)
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession