union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
neighborhood association; neighbourhood association
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to gather; to collect; to assemble
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
summer vacation; summer holiday
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
such; like that; that sort of; very
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
organization for local children (for growth via sports, study, service, etc.)
gender; distinction of sex; sex
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
easy to get on with; not needing reserve or formality; personable; affable; approachable