the whole day; all the day
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to feel gloomy; to feel blue; to feel melancholy
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
social; societal; societary
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
large notebook (usu. used for taking lecture notes)
counter for books; volume
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
don't worry about it; forget about it
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
castella (type of sponge cake)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
second-year student; biennial
to save; to leave over; to spare
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
fifth year of elementary school; fifth year elementary school student
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
forcibly; against one's will
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up