peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
variety show (e.g. on TV)
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
so; like this; in this way
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
senior high school; high school
perfect attendance and punctuality (at school or work)
prize for perfect attendance
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
support; backing; aid; assistance
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
municipal office; council; city hall
finding employment; getting a job
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
single word; a few words; brief comment
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to pass (of time); to elapse
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
to stop (plug) one's ears
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing