to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
malicious; deliberately mean
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
research and development; R&D
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
in history; ever; historical
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view