sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
had better ...; had better not ...
bright red; crimson lotus flower
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
on the sea; on the ocean; offshore
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
uninhabited island; desert island
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
society; public; community; social studies
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to have orderly plans; to be systematic