empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
hope; white hope; person of promise
ten; 10; ten years of age
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
after a bath; after taking a bath; large towel used after taking a bath; yukata worn after taking a bath
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
soccer club (at a school); football club
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
physical education; PE; gym (class)
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
immediately; right away; on the spot
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to rest; to suspend; to give relief