suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
sports-minded; sports-oriented
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
almost every day; almost daily
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
waking or sleeping; constantly; at all times; twenty-four hours a day
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
study; diligence; discount; reduction
club activities; extracurricular activities
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
regular; regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.); regular (petrol, gasoline)
reason; cause; circumstances
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to telephone; to make a phone call
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!