to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
annual (plant); first-year student
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
sanpaku eyes (eyes with visible white between the iris and the lower eyelid)
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
volume number; reel number; number of volumes; number of reels; a set number of scrolls to be read by a Buddhist monk
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain