entrance; entering; admission; admittance
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
ill-preparedness; insufficient preparation; lack of preparation
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
to be working hard; to be doing one's best
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
that's true; of course; obviously
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
drawing water; black cotton hat (used as a prop)
drinking water; potable water
regarding highly; attaching importance to
convenience; user-friendliness
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
one's (living) environment
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
stocking up (on); hoarding
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
crew member; crewman; crew