to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
good (place to leave off); convenient
in these times; in times likes these; the season being what it is
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
nurse call; a patient's call button in a hospital
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
administration (of medicine)
confusion; distraction; derangement
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to look after (often medically); to take care of
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work