no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
to look around; to look towards (us)
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
work-in-progress; working state
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to fold up; to fold into layers
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
cooperation; collaboration
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
clanging; empty; deserted
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
ago; since; before; previous