parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
scene; view; prospect; outlook
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
corridor; hallway; passageway
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
Japan's best; number one in Japan
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
dark (color); concentrated; thick
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to rock; to shake; to swing
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story)
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
here and there; in places
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
restlessly; hurriedly; agitatedly; fidgeting
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to complain; to make a complaint