to drag on; to be delayed
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to pass (of time); to elapse
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to become dim; to become blurred
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to rest one's chin in one's hands
to recall; to remember; to recollect
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained