to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
overall victory; championship
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
as a child; when one was a child
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
person who is ignorant of the real world; (lit.) frog in a well
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
beyond that point; after that
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
bloated (with liquid; of a stomach)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)