to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
on sale; available (to buy)
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
inside story; the real story (behind something); story not generally known
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
vacant position; vacancy; opening; unfilled position
eagerly; earnestly; zealously; wholeheartedly; diligently; assiduously
the moon is beautiful, isn't it?
Sōseki Natsume (1867-1916; novelist)
I love you too; (lit.) I would (now) not mind dying
to ask a question; to ask questions
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities