garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
listening (esp. in foreign language education); listening comprehension; (public) hearing
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
reduction in working hours; reduction in business hours; time-saving
finishing early (e.g. work, a game); entering elementary school a year earlier than others
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
quite; utterly; really; completely
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
opposite side; other side
recompense; indemnity; atonement
Children's Limbo; futile; unrewarding
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
club activities; group activities
speech; expression; wording; language
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
hydration; rehydration; to hydrate; to rehydrate; to moisturize
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
to kick out (e.g. someone from a house)
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
to not take seriously; to take lightly
elementary school student council
leading; guiding; commanding
hours of operation (machine, etc.); uptime
to run aground; to strike a rock; to be stranded on a reef; to reach a deadlock; to come to a standstill; to run into difficulties
reef; sunken rock; unforeseen difficulty
being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up