mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance
to watch over; to watch attentively
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
(consensual) sexual intercourse
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to finish reading; to read through
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
middle of the night; dead of night
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
(electric) torch; flashlight
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
discovery; detection; finding
puzzle ring; wire puzzle; exercise where students link crossed hands in a circle and try working together and without letting go
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)