pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
difficult to ...; hard to ...
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
those (near the second person)
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
to become possible; to become able to (do)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
(school) period; period or division of time; time limit
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
school hours; hours of teaching (instruction)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
extended leave; long vacation
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
every month; each month; monthly
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
cooperation; coordination; link
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
happening; (unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence
dealing with; coping with
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
something; some kind of; for some reason
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
the whole day; all the day
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
single word; a few words; brief comment
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out