brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
preference; priority; precedence
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
parting; separation; farewell
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
such; this sort of; like this
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
bygones; the past; past event
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
cajón; Peruvian percussion instrument
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
how others look at you; what others think about you
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
fish of the genus Rhinogobius; dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia); Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten