participation; joining; entry; adherence
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
while; during; while; although; all; both
to join forces; to cooperate
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
until now; so far; up to the present
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
in comparison to; rather than
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
fine day; clear day; formal occasion
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
bud; sprout; shoot; opening of a bud
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
older sister; elder sister
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to rub; to scrub; to scrape; to draw near; to press