okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
after a long time; for the first time in a while
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
library (usu. single-room); small library
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat
look!; there!; here!; that is
weight; body weight; importance; weight; emphasis
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
soy; soybean; soya bean; soy sauce
originally; by nature; from the start
to happen to have on hand or in stock
not limited to; not just ...
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to say no more; to sink into silence
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
wetting; love affair; lover
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind