participation; joining; entry; adherence
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
housemaster; resident advisor; houseparent; housefather; housemother; dorm parent
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
relatively; comparatively
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
space (room, area, outer space)
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
chair; stool; post; office; position
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
preparation; arrangements