background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
student accommodation; student dormitory
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
diversion; putting something to another use
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
boarder; boarding student
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
nothing but; except; no more than
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
lodging (house); accommodation; hotel; housing (for government employees)
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
why; how; for what reason
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
of course; certainly; naturally
permission; approval; authorization; license
bathing; going in the bath
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing