tedious; boring; being fed up with
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to feel depressed; to be down
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
person standing watch; guard duty
day after day; day by day
individual; private person; personal; private
to affect adversely; to have a negative influence (on)
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
being on duty; being on watch; person on duty
will; intent; desire; will; testament
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
unconditionally; as a rule
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
at once; immediately; right now
immediately; at once; instantly
to telephone; to make a phone call
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
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)
professor; teaching; instruction
schoolgirl; female student