in the early period (of something); at the beginning
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
(overnight) stay; lodging; inn; hotel; night duty; anchorage
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
lacking a plan; haphazard
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
hundred-yen store; dollar store
magnifying glass; wrestler of the lowest rank
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
study group; study meeting
pajama party; pyjama party; slumber party
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
faculty of law; school of law; college of law
faculty (of a university); school; college; department
humanities and sciences; reason; logic; line of thought (in a piece of writing); thread (of meaning)
long slits (esp. of eyes)
can be; can exist; can stay; cannot help but ...
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
hastily constructed; hastily built; made in a hurry; jerry-built; makeshift
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at