female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
all eyes; public attention
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
operation; functioning; running
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
Western music; European music
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
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
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to become possible; to become able to (do)
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
normalcy; normality; normal
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals
to feel depressed; to be down
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)