to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
manual laborer; manual labourer
taste; liking; preference
common people; ordinary people; masses
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
life in a dormitory; dormitory life
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
slimy; slippery; greasy; smoothly (of CGI movements, video streaming, etc.)
infection prevention; disease control
unsanitary condition; lack of hygienic care; inattention to hygiene; unhygienic conditions
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
to state; to express; to mention
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
student in a lower grade; underclassman
middle period; medium-term
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
field ration; combat ration
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to finish reading; to read through
conscious; deliberate; intentional