to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to collect; to assemble; to gather
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
mini-; miniskirt; mini-skirt
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
(committee) chairman; president
student (esp. a university student)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
Europe and America; the West
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
originally; by nature; from the start
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
good feeling; feeling good
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)