underline; side line (equivalent to underlining in vertically written text)
stocking shelves; stock person; stocking person
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
regular time; stated period
February; second month of the lunar calendar
consists of; comprises; is made up of
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction