to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
first year; initial (year)
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
golden child; promising young talent; (lit.) gold egg; golden egg; gold mine; cash cow
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
kind (of goods); brand; (taxonomical) form; breed; cultivar
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
right beside; close to; nearby
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to shake one's head (in denial)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
spirit of self-reliance; feeling of independence
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence
meathead; muscle head; person who is obsessed with bodybuilding
head; brains; intellect; understanding
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
to read the situation; to sense the mood