to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
moving; touching; stirring
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
very loose; slowly; leisurely
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
greeting; a fine thing to say
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
such; this sort of; like this
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to pull oneself together; to focus one's mind; to brace oneself; to gird up one's loins
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
suffix for familiar person
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business)
what kind of; what sort of; what
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
autumn festival; fall festival; autumn matsuri
to make an appearance; to show up