to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
confinement to one's home; being made to stay at home
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
story; tale; talk; discussion
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to have a talk; to tell a story
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
had better ...; had better not ...
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
talking while standing; standing around talking
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
for your information; I'm telling you
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
meaning; significance; sense
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to subsist; to keep on living
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
while; during; while; although; all; both
relatively; comparatively
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing