calm; composed; cool; quiet
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
long telephone conversation; being on the phone for a long time
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
life; living; I; me; student
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
one's habitual behaviour (behavior)
God; god; ace; king; superior person
faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
telephone booth; telephone box
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)
horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
sound of a camera shutter; sound of water splashing
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing