to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
appointment; rendezvous; date
to read the situation; to sense the mood
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to pitch forward; to fall forward
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
Saitama (city, prefecture)
Tochigi (city, prefecture)
one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to impress; to engrave; to incise; to stamp (e.g. symbol); to punch
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe