dignity; majesty; sanctity
to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing
when; at what moment; what time
dead of night (when even the trees and plants sleep)
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
what's that?; what the...
middle of the night; dead of night
yoke; constraints; oppression
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
stepwise; one step at a time
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
prompt; immediate; in real time
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
spine (of book); binding (of book)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
member of a (school) club who does not partake in the club's activities
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
meteor swarm; meteor shower
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
letters (characters) indicating the end of a movie (The End, Fin, etc.); indication of the end (of something)
happening; (unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence