whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
with a splash; with a splosh; with a click (of a camera shutter); with a snap
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
going to the bathroom in a group; going off to urinate together
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
chicken; chicken game; chicken race
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
(hand) towel; handkerchief; paper tissue; napkin; serviette
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
mid-season crops; mid-season rice; mid-season vegetables; metacarpus
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
(appropriate to) time, place, occasion