drinking party; get-together (usu. involving alcoholic drinks)
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
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
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
one-by-one; separately; in detail
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to pile up; to accumulate
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to ask a question; to ask questions
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
(not) even once; (not) ever
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
school of one's (first, second) choice
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only