chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
to ask a question; to ask questions
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
professor; teaching; instruction
eccentric; crank; oddball
failure story; horror story
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
orphanage; children's home; foster home
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
being somewhat excited (agitated)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to be worried; to be troubled
don't worry; no worries; never mind
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
light; faint; pale; fleeting
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
clop clop; rumble rumble; sound of something being boiled
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
right beside; close to; nearby
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck