meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
voting; ballot; poll; vote
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
two persons; two people; pair; couple
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
being elected; winning a prize (in a lottery, raffle, etc.); being selected (for a prize, etc.)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
participation; joining; entry
tea ceremony; Way of Tea; sadō
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
club budget; club expense
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to increase; to add to; to augment
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
next year; next fiscal year
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
for example; for instance; e.g.
joining a club as a trial
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
rest; break; recess; intermission