troublesome; pain in the butt
fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
seedling; sapling; young tree
making (something) widely known; announcement; unveiling
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification; critical hit
shelving (a matter, plan, etc.); pigeonholing; tabling; keeping (goods) off the market (to adjust the supply-demand balance)
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
proposition; thesis; task; problem; giving a title; naming
capacity; volume; capacitance
breast enlargement; breast enhancement; upper body photograph
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
heretical religion; damaging religion; heresy
eye for people; ability to judge character
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
Christmas carol; Christmas song
product; produce; result; fruit
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
Sumida River (in Tokyo); Sumidagawa
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
spherical; globular; globe-shaped
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted