quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
cut; reduction; curtailment
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
image; figure; figure; form; image
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
translated sentence; translated passage; translation; version; rendering
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
comparative; comparative degree
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
senior high school; high school
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops