rare; strange; odd; peculiar
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
every evening; night after night
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to bring close; to bring near; to associate with (someone); to keep company with; to let come close
breathing of a sleeping person
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
to join (cloth, wood, etc.)
expansion; swelling; increase; growth