number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
hairy caterpillar; woolly bear; pest; nudnik (nudnick)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
second (unit of time); arc second
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
to wash away; to rinse off
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
no matter how much time passes
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
folk costume; traditional clothing; national clothing
3000; three thousand; many
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
trivia; snippet of knowledge
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
humiliation; shame; loss of face
cotton; cotton pads (usu. in amenity set); cotton buds
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
to exile; to banish; to revise the wording of a phrase