to feel like; to feel inclined to do
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
laughing while reminiscing
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
report; notification; registration
to fix one's hair (hairdo) (esp. if disheveled); to straighten one's hair; to make an adjustment to one's hair; to do (up) one's hair
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
seat (of chair, bench, etc.); seat base
to exercise one's authority as a (noun); to act as a (noun)
closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
unscrupulous business practices; fraudulent business practices; crooked business practices
business practice; business method; commerce; commercial law
undefeated; unbeatable; invincible
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
to feel depressed; to be down
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
quotation; citation; reference
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
end; close; finish; termination