to be exhausted; to be worn out
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
solo activities (e.g. of a band member); solo work; performing solo; solo career
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
to turn upside down; to turn (face) downward
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
source of protein; protein source
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
endurance; perseverance; patience
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
to comb down; to smooth down
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
in succession; one after another
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to be excited; to be elated
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils