tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
leftover food; leftovers; food scraps
sense of loss; feeling of loss
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
free time; time at leisure
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
the last moment; the very end
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
jumping to a wrong conclusion
even if ...; even supposing that ...
else; in addition; besides
(religious) faith; belief; creed
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
self-deprecating; self-mocking
colour; color; hue; tints
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
resentment; indignation; anger
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
temple (Buddhist); central pillar of a pagoda; kshetra (realm, country); ksetra
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date