draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
to die; to lay down life's burden
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
normalcy; normality; normal
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
silence; stillness; quietness
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
beginning; commencement; first (one comes to); approaching; affability; approachability
what date?; what's the date?; when?
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
as eternal as heaven and earth
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
instant noodles sold in a cup; cup noodles
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
with a great deal of effort; laboriously
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)