to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
one's assessment of the situation
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
melon bread; half-melon shaped bun, flavored with artificial melon
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
open field; empty lot; plain
schoolgirl; female student
commandant; commanding officer; general
parochial; narrow-minded; prejudiced
gradations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); division; scale
to line up; to form a party
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
overreliance on others; excessive babyishness; spoiled person (esp. child)
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
to become empty; to be emptied
medical efficacy; effect of a medicine
white background; blank; female virgin
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
administration; medication; dosage
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
acid; sourness; sour taste
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to feel cold; to have a chill
outer space; void of space
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
one after another; in rapid succession
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Taro (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
to escape from; to get out