unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
participation; joining; entry; adherence
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
in the meanwhile; during the time
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
myself; yourself; I; me; you
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall and roll over; wriggle about
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
setting off (on a trip); departure
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
almost; roughly; approximately
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
estimate (of costs); budget
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone