useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
to joke around; to do and say ridiculous things
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
plump; with a thud; heavily
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
Japanese flying squirrel (Pteromys momonga); small Japanese flying squirrel; Japanese dwarf flying squirrel
gliding (through the air)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
science (natural sciences and related fields, incl. mathematics, engineering, medicine, etc.); faculties of science, engineering, medicine, etc. (at a university); science (as a school subject)
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
to send flying with a kick
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
as hoped for; as expected
force (bulldoze) one's way through
(school) recital; school concert; class presentation; presentation (for a new product, etc.); announcement event; launch event
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
happy memory; sweet memory
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus
to be infected; to be contagious
imposing stance; daunting pose
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
according to; due to; by (means of); because of; via; on the basis of