tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
body; group; party; company; troupe
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
all sorts of; all kinds of
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
incident; affair; happening; event
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
in the meanwhile; during the time
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
time; hour; period; class
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
naturally; of course; understandably
summer vacation; summer holiday
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting