suspension of club activities; absence from club activities; not attending club activities
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
devoted; self-sacrificing
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
(written) explanation; explanatory label (e.g. in a museum); information sign (e.g. at a tourist spot); instructions (e.g. for a product)
to speak ambiguously; to be vague; to equivocate; to prevaricate
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
brake; drag; skid; brake (on inflation, spending, etc.); check; restraint
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
jumble; mixture; mess; muddle; disorder; chaos
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
close; intimate; on good terms
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
incompetent; have no merit
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
at the window; by the window; next to the window
valuable article; valuables
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
Latin (language); Latin-American; Latin; Latin (i.e. relating to the literature, culture, etc. of ancient Rome); Roman
Chinese classical writing; Chinese classics; writing composed entirely of kanji
recent past; recent times; early modern period (Azuchi-Momoyama to Edo in Japan)
European countries; European nations
written language; literary language; classical (or formal) written style based on Heian-period Japanese
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make