to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
tree (e.g. Christmas); tree structure; tree diagram
earnings from a part-time job
to exceed the budget; to overrun the budget; to have a deficit; to have a secret revealed
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
on the occasion of; at the time of
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
student (esp. a university student)
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to feel oneself indebted to
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
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
progress; advance; improvement; development
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to become used to; to become familiar with; to grow accustomed to
to serve; to work for; to attend
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere