graduations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); gradations; division; scale
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
invisible person (in science fiction, etc.)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
unfairness; injustice; partiality
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
state of mind; mentality; psychology
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
after school (at the end of the day)
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
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
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
with a momentary flash of light
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
turkey (Meleagris gallopavo); turkey (bowling); three strikes in a row
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
to mark the end; to spell the end
victim; injured party; sufferer
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead
motorcycle; motorbike; bike; bicycle
groan; moan; growl; snarl; hum (e.g. of a motor); buzz
last night; yesterday evening
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
cloudiness; turbidity; nebula (medical); semen; sperm
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)