whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
reaction; response; reaction
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
confronting directly; meeting face-to-face
sympathy; compassion; pity
in person; personally; directly
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
out of bounds; beyond the pale
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
to glare at each other; to confront each other
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful