to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
it's no joke; gimme a break!
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
nagging; critical; talkative; gossipy
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
study group; study meeting
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) salted just overnight
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
supplementary examination
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
inattention; absent-mindedness
feeling restless; feeling nervous; fidgety; distracted
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
seizure; attachment; foreclosure
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
economic conditions; economic situation; financial situation; financial circumstances