nonchalantly; without a care
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
soundly (of sleeping); (sleeping) like a log
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
the world in general; society; convention
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to nod off (while sitting); to doze off; (lit.) to row a boat
timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable); schedule
nth period (e.g. nth class in school day)
as far as the eye can see
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
message; informative matter
to take a roll call; to take the register
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
(not) even once; (not) ever
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except