2nd day of the month; two days
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to someone in person
moving; touching; stirring
reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
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
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
recovery; undoing; recall
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
artificial intelligence; AI
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment