to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to slide into; to slip into
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
that's a different matter; that's a different story
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
heavy-footed; slow of foot; reluctant; disinclined; unwilling
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
to give; to do (something) for
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
ordinary; in the past; usual; regular
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
Pan (Greek god); bang; boom; crack
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle