taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
to be consistent; to be coherent
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
private tutor; coach; governess
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
very young; little; childish; immature
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)