drifting; drift; being adrift
shopping; purchased goods
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
third day of the month; three days
careful observation; close attention
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
sign; mark; symbol; sign (e.g. positive, negative)
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
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to feel oneself indebted to
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
health; healthy; sound; fit
to fall ill; to be taken ill
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold