finding employment; getting a job
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
library (usu. single-room); small library
borrowing without returning
first thing in the morning
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
(committee) chairman; president
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
annual (plant); first-year student
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
ticket barrier; ticket gate; wicket
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
being startled; getting a shock
disliking; having an antipathy to
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
about; concerning; related to; -ish
(not so) much; (not) very
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
funeral; burial rites; attendance at a funeral
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned