20 years old; (arch.) twenty
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
political measures; policy
interval; break; pause; spare moment
strategy meeting; council of war
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate
progress; being under way
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
firmly rooted; deep-seated
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
social; societal; societary
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to grow up; to become an adult
professor; teaching; instruction
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
a person without a single relative
unmarried person living affluently
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy