discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
still (continuing); as ever; further
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to miss a chance; to fail to do
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
both hands; both arms; ten
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
corruption prevention; antisepsis; antiseptic
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
japonica; common camellia (Camellia japonica)
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
distinction; differentiation; classification
Poaceae (family comprising the true grasses); Gramineae
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
this and that; various things
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
metallic sound; metallic clank
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to rush over; to run up to
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)