to lose heart; to lose motivation
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
(of juice, etc.) "from concentrate"
domestic; domestically-produced; produced within a country
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
wide turn; detour; the long way around
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation
God; god; ace; king; superior person
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
double; twice (as much); twofold
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
surroundings; environs; circumference
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
new (musical) composition; new piece; new song
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck
gazing at; staring at fixedly; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
raw materials; ingredients
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
natural material; natural ingredient