drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to understand; to make out
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
deductive powers; reasoning capability; reasoning skill
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
role (which someone or something plays in a given situation); part; contribution (to a given situation)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to lose sight of; to miss
absentmindedness; peace of mind
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
graduation ceremony; commencement
end of the fiscal year; end of the school year
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
spring break; spring vacation
invitation; introduction; temptation
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
meanwhile; in the meantime
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
hesitation; indecision; vacillation