to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to set (sun); to become dark
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
yogurt; yoghurt; yoghourt
five characters; five letters; five-syllable verse of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.; first five syllables of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
period of time; time slot; time zone
working adult; full-fledged member of society
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
plain yogurt; plain yoghurt
another school; other schools
wearing one's hair in braids
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
ticket barrier; ticket gate; wicket
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
what do you want?; can I help you?
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of