participation; joining; entry
graduate student; insei; apprentice go professional
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
faculty (of a university); school; college; department
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
extremely; very; really; super; so
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
name; given name; first name
before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
ahead; before; the future; pardon me for leaving (first)
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
not caring; not giving a damn
dietitian; (licensed) nutritionist
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
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
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
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to