duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
good performance; good work; great success
with a burst of strength; rapidly; in one go
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
being drawn to many things; distraction; difficulty of choice; difficulty in choosing; being unable to decide
PC; personal computer; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
dozing off in the middle of doing something (esp. in an online chat or during an online game); becoming inactive due to falling asleep
shirataki noodles; white noodles made from konjak starch, often used in sukiyaki; waterfall resembling a white sheet
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
possessed of a strong sense of duty
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
extraordinary; unusual; strange; unexpected
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
brown hawk owl (Ninox scutulata)
chorus; singing in a chorus
to take up one's residence
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up