lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
first meeting; first interview with
chit; slip; ticket; voucher
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
(cash) register; checkout (counter); cashier
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
since; henceforth; ever since
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life