intelligent; wise; sagacious; smart-alecky; cheeky
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
department store; department
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
worried look; worried expression
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
beginning; clue; starting point
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
natural disaster; cataclysm
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
sailor suit; middy uniform
to stay calm; to keep cool