lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
chair; stool; post; office; position
library (usu. single-room); small library
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
to talk; to chatter; to tell (e.g. secrets)
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
pressure to conform; peer pressure; peer group pressure; group pressure
to get along; to hit it off; to be on the same page; to work well together; to synchronize
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
leaving everything up to someone else
to choke; to have trouble breathing
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
secret; private; surreptitious
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
big and round (eyes, shaven head, etc.)
random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
texting while walking; looking at one's smartphone while walking
point in question (at issue)
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to nitpick; to complain about trifles
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
reason; cause; circumstances
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity