holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
counter for books; volume
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
whispering into a person's ear
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
chance (of success); odds
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
accurate; correct; precise; exact
in unison; as one; united
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
serious; not joking; straight
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once