middle and high-school students
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to apologize; to apologise
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
to leave something as it is
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
sexagenary cycle (60-year cycle of 12 animal zodiac and 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar); 12-year Chinese zodiac
dead of night; middle of the night; midnight; third quarter of the hour of the ox (2-2:30am, or 3-3:30am)
on the occasion of; at the time of
the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am); north; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
the Rooster (tenth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Cock; hour of the Rooster (around 6pm, 5-7pm, or 6-8pm); west; eight month of the lunar calendar
a sentence; one sentence; (short) piece of writing
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
whereabout; about where; how much
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
slip-up; mistake; fault; (arch.) waste; (arch.) needless expense
The Tale of Genji (manga)
good and evil; purity and impurity; voiced and unvoiced consonants
voiced consonant in Japanese
writing; composition; essay; sentence
(one) letter; (one) character
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point