to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
frequency (of occurrence)
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
briskly; energetically; livelily; efficiently; crisply; vigorously
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
helper; assistant; help; assistance
movie; film; motion picture
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
16th day of the month; 16 days
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
winter vacation; winter holidays
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
virile; tough; masculine; sharp (features, look, etc.); fierce; dauntless
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
ticket machine; ticket-vending machine
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles