dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)
intravaginal (anal, etc.) ejaculation; creampie
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
to get scarce; to run short
place that is cool in the summer; place one goes to escape the heat of summer; summer retreat
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
if you ask me ...; as for ...
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
5,000,000; five million; (arch.) many
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
unsettled; pending; unresolved
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
immediately; right away; on the spot
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
this is why; this means; it is the case that
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)
to have an itch to; to have a craving for; to have an urge to; to have a desire for; to be eager to; to want to
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
settlement; solution; resolution
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback