keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to become desperate; to give in to despair
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
idle talk; nonsense; fool; idiot; irresponsible; nonsensical
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to become greasy; to be oil-stained
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to take over; to hand over
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
fear; dread; fright; willies
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
whole face; all over one's face
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
to run through; to run past
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
other side; opposite side; other party
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar