good humour (humor); good mood
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow; Himalayas
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
teething fever; developmental fever; fever that brings with it an intellectual or psycho-developmental growth spurt
bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
modesty; humility; being humble
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
distinction; discrimination
like a decent person; human
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
prickling; stinging; tingling
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
sincere; honest; faithful
decision; determination; resolution
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on