joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
late at night; at a late hour
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
quest (esp. in role-playing games)
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
Japanese dock (Rumex japonicus)
firm; strong; solid; stable
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
being left out; being ostracized
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
outcast; odd man out; pariah
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
useless resistance; vain struggle
all you want; as much as one wants
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
self-interest; selfish desire; greed
same kind; same sort; same species; same race; homogeneity
deep emotion; strong feelings
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to slide into; to slip into
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on