why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
labor; labour; toil; hardship
take this opportunity (to apologize, thank, explain, etc.)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
major incident; major happening; big scandal
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to make merry; to be festive
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
oasis; OASYS (Fujitsu WP system)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
thing that reminds one of a particular season; poem about natural scenery; poem about a particular season
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to become sexually aware; to awaken to sex
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
every year; yearly; annually
several people; a few people
no matter how much time passes
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness