club activities; group activities
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
study; diligence; discount; reduction
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
one day; (on) a certain day
check shirt; checkered shirt
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
coordinate; co-ordinate; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours); coordinated outfit (clothes and accessories); ensemble; coordinates (items of clothing, furniture, etc. designed to be used together)
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
photography event; photo session; photo shoot
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
waste of time; killing time
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
older brother; elder brother
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)