to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
coffee (hot, as opposed to iced)
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to manage something successfully; to be successful
tone (of voice); manner of talking
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review
error; mistake; slip; bug
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to cut corners; to be shoddy
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
eruption; volcanic eruption
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up