heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to sink (into); to get depressed
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
everything; anything; nothing
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
near; close by; within reach; familiar
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
recent graduate looking to change jobs
reopening; resumption; restarting
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
focus (of a lens); focal point; point (of a discussion, e.g. on-point, off-point)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
frequent appearance; frequent occurrence
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
flat board; slab; slat; monotonous; dull; flat
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
elementary and middle schools
class meeting; classroom assembly
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth