to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
that is to say; so that means
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
nape (of the neck); nucha
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
telephone book; telephone directory
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
newspaper story (article, account)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
bowl of rice with a chop-suey-like mixture on it
(being) about to start out; (being) about to leave; having just left; (being) on the way