apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
willpower; energy; vitality
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
several weeks; a few weeks
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
sexy; popular; well-liked
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
one eye; one of one's eyes
tacit; unspoken; implicit
oracle; revelation; divine message
organ (of body, plant, etc.)
a few years ago; some years back
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
reset; fresh start; new beginning
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
looking away; looking aside
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
every place; various places
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"