clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
pineapple (Ananas comosus)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
stairs; stairway; staircase
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
papermaking; paper manufacture
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
at once; immediately; right now
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person