noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
show; exhibition; spectacle
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
action of making something; -ification
imagination; supposition; guess
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
corridor; hallway; passageway
school building; schoolhouse
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
pupil; student; schoolchild