club activities; extracurricular activities
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
author; writer; novelist; artist
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
family; members of a family
birthday party; birthday meet-up
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
sympathy; compassion; pity
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
to begin to attend (e.g. school)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
latter part (of book, etc.); sequel; concluding part
later on; eventually; afterwards
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
changing (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
air hole; windhole; ventilator
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
to hate; to dislike; to loathe