darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)
snow scene; snowscape; snowy landscape
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to lean against; to set against
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
to hang (something) on the wall
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
beautification; cleaning up; tidiying; glorification; idealization; romanticizing
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
at work; in the midst of work; working
rest; break; recess; intermission
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
article; news story; report; account
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
script; screenplay; scenario
outline; summary; argument
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
inside story; the real story (behind something); story not generally known