medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
February; second month of the lunar calendar
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
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to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
performing a rakugo story on the spot based on three topics given by the audience; impromptu rakugo story based on three subjects
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
crispy; crunchy; tearing; ripping; spirited; energetic
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
Yamaguchi prefecture (Chūgoku area)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
children's song; nursery rhyme
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
whaling; whale hunting; whale fishing
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
port city; harbor city; harbour city