materialistic; worldly-minded; uncultured
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
literary profession; writing
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
(a) study (e.g. in music, art, sculpture, etc.); etude; practice piece
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
to move (house); to change residence
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to turn completely into; to become completely
child one is expecting; child in one's womb
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
beyond one's means or position; inappropriate to one's lot in life
to be pregnant; to be with child
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
stillness; repose; standing still
school hours; hours of teaching (instruction)
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
(not) even once; (not) ever
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)