wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
absence from work without permission
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
method of treatment; cure; remedy
diversionary tactics (maneuvering); disguise; hide by camouflage
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
to have one's enthusiasm dampened; to become subdued
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
sowing beans (or pulses, etc.); scattering parched beans (to drive out evil spirits)
ehōmaki; uncut sushi roll eaten during setsubun
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to knead; to mix; to complicate; to turn into a mess
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
independence from parents
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of