thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
briskly; quickly; promptly
river; stream; River; the ... river
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
one's house; one's home; one's family
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
upper reaches of a river; upstream
meaning; significance; sense
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
to boil strongly; to be excited
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
physical condition; state of health
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
conviction; belief; confidence
one day; (on) a certain day
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
corridor; hallway; passageway
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
discovery; detection; finding
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
club activities (usu. clubs in association with a school); extracurricular activities
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)