to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
university student; college student
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation
to run about; to rush about
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
record (e.g. LP); record (e.g. in sports); record (data structure)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to pass (of time); to elapse
consequence; outcome; result; blame
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
working for a company; being employed by a company
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
stale; hackneyed; cliched
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
sentiment; sentimentality
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
(non-documentary) television series; teledrama; television drama; television play; video drama
scene; spectacle; sight; view
newspaper story (article, account)
aging process; ageing process
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to come and go; to go back and forth