research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
traditional Japanese dance
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
contest between different schools (of fencing, etc.)
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
(not so) much; (not) very
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
that's the way it is; such is life
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
birds of a feather flock together
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
how; in what way; circumstances
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
stairs; stairway; staircase
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky