self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
vitality; energy; dynamism
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
in that manner; like that
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
novelizing; novelising; adapting a movie, game, etc. into a book
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
training; drill; practice; discipline
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to put someone to work; to make someone work
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
preferential treatment; privilege; favor; benefit; incentive
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
elitism; idea of being part of a chosen people
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag