to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
sports-minded; sports-oriented
eating only a little; having a small appetite
more than usual; especially; particularly
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making New-Year's decorations; (arch.) preparing fields; (arch.) farming
chopping board; cutting board
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
how many months?; how long?
spare time; free time; leisure time
manufacturing equipment; production machine; maker
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to get distracted; to jump off the track
wooden spoon; ladle; rice scoop
cookware; cooking utensil
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
long chopsticks (for cooking, serving, etc.)
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial