discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to get late; to advance; to wear on
to approach the finale; to come to a close
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
minute adjustment; fine tuning
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
great difference; big difference; wide margin
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
end of life; death; annihilation
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
breathing of a sleeping person
manners; behavior; behaviour
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
death in battle; death on the battlefield
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
heaps of corpses all around
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
damp; moist (negative nuance)
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil
in deep black; in jet black
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
rocket (Eruca sativa); arugula; roquette
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut