letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable); schedule
to shout (in anger); to yell
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
looking furious; looking like one's about to blow their top
changing clothes; change of clothes
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to spit out; to eject; to dump
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
to run through; to run past
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
nape (of the neck); nucha
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
second day of the month; two days
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum