to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
to throw into; to dump in together
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
no way to do; nothing can be done
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
considerably; greatly; a lot
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
school building; schoolhouse
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
commuting to school; school commute
suffix for familiar person
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
hiding one's embarrassment
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
story; tale; talk; discussion
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
whispering; murmuring; subdued
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear