somewhat below; slightly below
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
eating between meals; snacking
last night; yesterday evening
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
X-ray; roentgen (unit of ionizing radiation)
acorn barnacle (Balanomorpha spp.)
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
The Tale of Genji (Heian period classic)
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
acorn barnacle (Balanomorpha spp.)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to receive divine punishment
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
serious; severe; grave; acute
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness