amount of sugar; sugar content
supply; supplying; replenishment
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
(meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck; distress
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to have an idea; to have a clue
after school (at the end of the day)
one's post; place of work; workplace
place where one works; construction site; working area
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
earth (color, colour); earthen; ashen; deathly pale
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings; bend (in a road, river, etc.)
on countless occasions; many a time
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
staying up all night two nights in a row; double all-nighter
to be exhausted; to be worn out
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
painting all over; covering in paint
butter from cow's milk; storax (resin); styrax; toad venom