clock to be placed on tables, bookshelves, etc. (as opposed to a watch)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
the reverse; other side; lining
dial (on timepiece, meter, etc.); letter board (e.g. on typewriter, writing aide for the disabled, etc.); character board
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
last night; yesterday evening
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
regular time; stated period
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
explanation; interpretation
other side; opposite side; other party
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
lined curtain; opaque curtain
absentmindedness; peace of mind
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
cruise; navigation; sailing
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to be able to manage somehow or another
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)