failure; mistake; blunder
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to pay attention; to be watchful
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
restaurant that only serves set meals
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
as planned; according to plan
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
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 go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
going straight (to); going direct; unwavering action; decisive action; upright conduct
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
with a (cry of) "ah!"; with a shout (of surprise, shock, etc.); in surprise; in astonishment
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
(study of) pharmacy; pharmaceutics
just because; even if; even though
prickling; stinging; tingling
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to blame; to find fault with
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum