persistence; single-mindedness
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
earnestly; immediately; exactly
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
the other side of a river; the other side of the tracks; place where lower class people live
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
living by oneself; living alone
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to throw open; to leave open
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
looter; plunderer; pillager; marauder
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
my personal (e.g. opinion)
captured piece that can be reused; person or object held in reserve; available means
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
while alive; during one's lifetime
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
liquid crystal display; LCD; liquid crystal screen
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath