club activities; extracurricular activities
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
pupils who are not members of any school club; (lit.) go-home club
unicycle; monocycle; wheelbarrow
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards; deck of 200 cards, the 100 waka of the Hyakunin Isshu split between them, to be matched together during the game
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
beanbag; beanbag juggling game; bobbling the ball
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.; maxim
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
dark gray; dark grey; donjiki (clerical dress)
banknote; bill; note; paper money
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
nice; good; well-executed
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
everybody; every last one of them; all
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
just one person; only one
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
long-term hospitalization
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)