wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
extended leave; long vacation
pension (Western-style boarding house)
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
memory-making; making memories
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
open-air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
next year; next fiscal year
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
coarse (texture or grain)
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
everyone at once; everyone together
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
memory disorder; impairment of memory; dysmnesia
based on; built on; made from
change; alteration; modification
one grain; one drop; one bead
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
sports ground; playing field; playground
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (as in a cartoon)
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
attempting to conceive; trying to have children
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed; exponentially increasing
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone