participation; joining; entry; adherence
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to make merry; to be festive
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
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
had better ...; had better not ...
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
section manager; section chief
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
yacht (esp. a sailing boat with one mast); sailing boat; sailboat
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
university student; college student
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
genuine article; real thing; real deal
genuine; authentic; true; real
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring