sensation; great popularity; big stir; big splash
crack; crevice; split; opening of the vagina; slit
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
seedling; sapling; young tree
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
there's nothing we (I, he, she, etc.) don't have; nonexistent; not in one's possession; we (I, he, she, etc.) don't have what we don't have
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
to lose heart; to lose motivation
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
new (musical) composition; new piece; new song
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
recreation; diversion; relaxation
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
what proportion; what percentage
one's frame of mind; way one looks at things
waterproofing; making watertight
special order; custom order
smallish; on the small side
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety