to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
should do; ought to do; must do
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
ground glass; frosted glass
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
to continue to do; to persist in doing
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
subject (of a medical experiment, etc.); test subject; trial subject; examinee (of a full-body scan, etc.)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
cunning (acquired with age); astute; crafty; sly; wily
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
neat (neatly); tidy; trim
to take off (another's clothes); to strip someone (of their clothes); to undress
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
formal (way); orthodox; regular; in earnest; serious; proper
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
being raised in the mountains; person raised in the mountains
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
white clover (Trifolium repens); Dutch clover
being startled; getting a shock
to be softened; to calm down
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
to squeeze out; to wring out