to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
leader; central personage
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; wasting time; waste of time
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
full tank (esp. of gasoline); full capacity (of a battery, receptacle, etc.)
source; origin; exit; way out; (appropriate) moment to come out; (right) time to appear
half-finished (cigarette); half-smoked
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
cigarette end; cigarette butt
to dash (water, etc.; on someone or something); to throw (on); to pour (over)
mole under the eye (supposedly due to having cried)
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
older sister; elder sister
to smoke a cigarette; to smoke
being a good listener; good listener
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
new life; fresh start; new routine
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
16th day of the month; 16 days
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
heading; headline; index; headword
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence