reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to get out of bed; to show a leg
middle of the night; dead of night
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
flawless; absolute perfection
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content; enjoying to the full
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
January; first month of the lunar calendar
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
with a start; with a jump
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
to make a foursome; to have the whole gang (crew, group) together; to have the full lineup (of players, performers, etc.)
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
government; administration; ministry
agricultural land; farmland
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
system; institution; organization; organisation
allotment of rice paddies for cultivation during the cultivator's lifetime (ritsuryō system)
private funds; own funds; private property
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
factorization; factorisation
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
madness; craziness; insanity