please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
dullard; indecisive person
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (esp. in piano-playing); fourth toe
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
control; check; restraint; inhibition
exaltation; emotional uplift
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
the way back; the way home; return trip
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
to stop (plug) one's ears
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to bud; to sprout; to develop (of talents, feelings, etc.); to awaken
everyday life; daily life
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
prescription (of medicine); formula
sleeping pill; sleep medication
replication (of an experiment); verification (of experimental results); reproduction; supplementary examination; makeup exam
in the prefecture; prefectural
school with a high proportion of graduates accepted into high-ranking universities; school focused on preparing students to get into high-ranking universities; school with a high proportion of graduates who go on to university or junior college
comparatively; relatively
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled