to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
technical term; terminology; jargon
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
late at night; at a late hour
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
wrong; different; not like that
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
fast walking; semi-jogging
stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
all present; all concerned; all of us
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
fireworks display; display of fireworks
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
objection; dissent; protest
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
gradual (destruction); progressive (dismantlement)
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
cool summer; cold summer; cooler-than-normal summer
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction