to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
water flea (Daphnia spp.)
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
literature; books (reference); document
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
frequenting; staying around
establishment; settlement
answer a roll call for another
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
(temporary) closure of school
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
keyman; key person (e.g. of a company)
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
living together; communal life; cohabitation
personification; impersonation; embodiment
library (usu. single-room); small library
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
school building; schoolhouse
ward office; council (regional)
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
simultaneous; all at once
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
make no progress; remain unsettled
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
par (in golf); equivalence; face value; parity