student accommodation; student dormitory
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
and; thereupon; because of that
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
this and that; one thing or another
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
zaru soba (soba served on a bamboo draining basket with dipping sauce)
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
New Year's Eve; end of the year
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
sense of the seasons; feeling of seasonality
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
government management; state management
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
popular song program on radio or television
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
incident; affair; happening; event
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated