bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
spot; point; place; position
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
3rd day of the month; three days
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
conventional train line (esp. non-Shinkansen)
subway; metro; underground (railway)
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
destination (one is heading towards); goal
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
scene; sight; scenario; setting
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
student (esp. a university student)
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
criticism (by a teacher or coach, with commentary, especially at a poetry reading); review; critique
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
technical book; specialized book; treatise
Calpis (Japanese milk-based soft drink); Calpico
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)