implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
preparations for returning (home)
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
(thick) scarf; muffler; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
defense; defence; defensive preparations
to be infected; to be contagious
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
that is to say; so that means
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
this and that; one thing or another; something or other; various things
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
ingrained habit; second nature
in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
deep emotion; strong feelings
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
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)
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes