moment; brief space of time
the opposite direction; the other way
rematch (after an earlier loss)
to start (an argument, a battle, etc.)
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
mashed rice pressed on a cryptomeria skewer and toasted (used as dumplings in soups)
advance; moving forward; progress
(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
site; point on a map; spot
busy; having no (free) time
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
soaked; drenched; sopping; splashing; sloshing
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
no matter how much time passes
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to joke around; to do and say ridiculous things
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
plump; with a thud; heavily
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
Japanese flying squirrel (Pteromys momonga); small Japanese flying squirrel; Japanese dwarf flying squirrel
gliding (through the air)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)