joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
second marriage; remarriage
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
Kitajima Saburou (1936.10-)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
sub; substitute; reserve; sub-
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
disliking without even tasting
advance; moving forward; progress
polite; courteous; hospitable
(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to keep away; to keep at a distance
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
air of luxury; high class feel
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
set of tools (implements); kit; outfit
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
incompatible; (going together) like oil and water
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
water temperature (esp. bath)
monkey show; bad acting; overacting; unconvincing performance
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
growing child's hearty appetite