sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
to throw into; to toss into
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
soft rush (Juncus effusus var. decipiens); common rush
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition