to dry up; to scab; to be poisoned (with lacquer); (arch.) to waste away
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
ruby; Jonathan apple; (arch.) glowing skin; (arch.) beautiful looks
blue and white; paleness; pallidness
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
snooze (delay function on alarm clock)
early on; earlier on; from early
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
handling things without making waves; taking in one's stride
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
having gone too far to turn back
what's done is done; it is no use crying over spilt milk; (lit.) spilt water won't go back into its tray
once you've committed a crime, commit to it; in for a penny, in for a pound; (lit.) if you've eaten poison, (lick) the plate
to be too late; to be too slow
(expenses) being covered by the other party
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
noninterference; leaving something to take its own course; giving someone a free hand with something
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); k-car; kei car
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
to understand; to keep in mind
board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
being very busy; busyness
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
at the same time; at a time; at one time; simultaneously
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order