to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to fall off; to tumble down
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
chord; "on" reading of a kanji
very young; little; childish; immature
hair on the back of one's head
whole song; complete music
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
stifled (laughter); simmering
speech; expression; wording; language
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
in the morning; during the morning
such; like that; that sort of; very
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos