glasses for show; fashionable eyeglasses worn for appearance's sake; glasses with no lenses or 'window glass' lenses
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
using as an intermediary; through
active; positive; progressive
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to comfort; to console; to amuse
clearing one's throat; cough
makeshift; temporary expedient; stopgap measure
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
last night; yesterday evening
all night; throughout the night
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
coherence; order; focus; point
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
incorrect; wrong; incorrect interpretation (answer, solution)
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable