to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
synesthesia (synaesthesia)
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; draw; tie
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
psychic trauma; psychological trauma
supply; provision; raising; procurement
fully equipped (particularly with reference to cars)
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
iron hammer; crushing blow
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
standard gojūon syllabary order (beginning with aiueo)
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
room allocation; assignment of rooms
selection process; judging system
to have an idea; to have a clue
ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
ramification; branching off
conscious; deliberate; intentional
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
left side; left-hand side
currently popular; in fashion; trendy
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
division into groups; separation into classes (e.g. of schoolchildren according to ability)
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
being somewhat excited (agitated)
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea