kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
hitting (a ball with a bat, racket, golf club, etc.); batting; batted ball; struck ball
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
Lindera umbellata (species of spicebush); toothpick; natural wooden chopsticks (tea ceremony); black characters; black text
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
state of (mental) confusion (agitation)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
clipping (audio); crackling (noise); breaking
genuine; authentic; true; real
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
a little bit; a little while
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
a little bit; a little while
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
correction; revision; amendment
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
in case of; at that time; at this time
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
notice; attention; observation
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
this and that; one thing or another
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
pure heart; naivete; innocence
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring