religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to be possible; to be likely; to be probable
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
minimum; at the very least
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
eagerly; earnestly; assiduously; diligently; wholeheartedly
at the last moment; this late in the game
proposal; proposition; suggestion
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb
elegance; taste; refinement
to pay attention; to be watchful
morning; forenoon; just before noon
commuting to school; school commute
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
galvanized sheet iron (galvanised)
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded