toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
modern convenience; convenience of civilized life; blessings of civilization
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
Japanese person; Japanese people
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to press a question; to cross-examine
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
serious; severe; grave; acute
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
life; living; I; me; student
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
results; record; grades; marks
how long; how far; how much
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
very much; exceedingly; extremely
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly