counter for books; volume
review (of learned material); revision
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
idle slumber; indolence; inactivity
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
reason; cause; history; origin
lined curtain; opaque curtain
digging into (e.g. one's skin); cutting into; inroads (e.g. into a market); encroachment (e.g. on territory); deficit; loss
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
expression; look; countenance; face
light brown; golden brown
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
food made from flour (esp. dishes like okonomiyaki and takoyaki)
feel on the tongue (of food or drink); texture
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
high rating; good reputation
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
row of teeth; set of teeth; dentition
tick-tock; chipping (sound)
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness