bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
I see; that's right; indeed
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to be found; to be discovered
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
don't you think?; indicates question
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
form; shape; figure; visage
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
while; even though; despite
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to concern; to be related
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell