eardrum; tympanic membrane
with a bump; with a clunk
sense of touch; tactile; tactual; hair style with long bangs
to lie down; to throw oneself down
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
feeling of emptiness; sense of void
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
to turn into a state of feverish mood
period of time; time slot; time zone
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
pungent; irritating; acrid
antiseptic solution; disinfectant solution
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
reformatory; juvenile training school; reform school; youth detention center (centre)
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
visual confirmation; sighting