joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
to miss a chance to do; to fail to do
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
no need to guess; certainly
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to accept (something) with thanks
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
capacity; volume; capacitance
what's what; heads or tails
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to stop walking; to pause
keep up your strength; chin up!
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
because of; owing to; due to
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean