to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
one bow; one salute; one greeting
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
conjurer; magician; illusionist
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to be insolent; to be arrogant; to be impudent; to be rude
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
study group; study meeting
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to relax; to feel at home
lavender; lavender (color)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"