socks; sock; stockings; stocking
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
had better ...; had better not ...
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
never mind!; don't worry about it
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
time around sunset; early evening
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
forging; tempering; drilling; training; disciplining
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to be exhausted; to be worn out
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion