two times; twice; two degrees
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
how long; how far; how much
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to recall; to remember; to recollect
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to be found; to be discovered
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
the way back; the way home; return trip
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
bento; Japanese box lunch
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
living thing; living creature; animal; life
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow