to throw one's weight around; to be puffed up
reading (the parts one is interested in); reading here and there; skimming through; reading word by word; reading only the parts one can understand
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
intoxication; being carried away by; being enraptured by
miraculous medicine; miracle drug; wonder drug
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
mint (e.g. peppermint, spearmint, etc.); Japanese peppermint (Mentha arvensis var. piperascens)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to sing energetically; to sing with abandon
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
(inner) bottom of a pot; lingering recession
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
all night long; all through the night
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
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
exaltation; emotional uplift
travelling incognito (traveling); quiet steps; creeping around
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
to one's delight; to one's joy
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
to be detained; to take time
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
several sheets (flat objects)
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together