to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
as soon as; no sooner than; one way or another; objection
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
fee; charge; rate; material
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
naturally; of course; understandably
shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs)
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
Richard; Richards; Richart; Ritchard
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
(Shinto) shrines and (Buddhist) temples
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
the same; the said; likewise
like-new item; used item in mint condition; beautiful item
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
February; second month of the lunar calendar
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
complete works; complete collection; complete series
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later