running as fast as one can
end of the work day; close of business; end of the school term; end of the school year
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
extensive knowledge; erudition; learned; erudite; well-informed
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
will (urge) to create; creative urge; appetite for writing
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
correction; revision; amendment
parents' observation day (at school); parents' visiting day; open day
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
contest (between performers); competitive performance; competition between theatres putting on the same show
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
nod; inclination of the head
to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again
24 hours; twenty-four hours
all present; all concerned; all of us
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
real intention; true motive; true meaning
since one was born; (in) all one's life
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
parasol (esp. one that is secured to the ground); sunshade; (beach) umbrella
tropical; tropical worsted fabric
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
order; directive; instructions; command
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
god of thunder; Raijin (god of thunder)
god of the wind; wind god; Fūjin (god of the wind)
gods of the land; earthly deities
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
individual; one by one; separate; each
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing