inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
university student; college student
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
weather; fair weather; fine weather
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
life; living; I; me; student
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
settlement; solution; resolution
thinking back now; looking back
conceptual; ideational; notional; theoretical; academic
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
diary shared between friends (who take turns writing entries); exchange diary
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
this world; this life; world of the living
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
chiffon cake; sponge cake
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
small; fine; detailed; stingy
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle