24 hours; twenty-four hours
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
counter for books; volume
roofed mud wall around a villa or temple
noisily; with loud footsteps; in a crowd; incessantly; all together
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
middle of a field; middle of a country; field of contest
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
three; three years of age
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
slim; slender; slight; delicate
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to surround; to crowd around
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
omission; slip; error; definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely