to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
personal; individual; private
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
deep affection; dear; beloved
older sister; elder sister
professor; teaching; instruction
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
practice; practising; training; study
day duty; day shift; class duty (students)
pencil case; pen case; writing case; brush case
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
at once; immediately; right now
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
in the meanwhile; during the time
name of a piece of music; (musical) number; (musical) program; programme; selection (of music)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
association of like-minded people
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
trial product; prototype model