March; third month of the lunar calendar
3rd day of the month; three days
big and round (esp. of eyes); round and cute; spinning; whirling; plump and round; chubby
unfortunately; regrettably
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
naturally; of course; understandably
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
at once; immediately; right now
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
how; in what way; by what means
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to uncover; to solve; to reveal
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
bank; embankment; dike; reservoir; pond
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression