how many years; how long; what year
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
(act of) writing on a blackboard
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to watch steadily; to stare
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension
instability; insecurity; crankiness
after school (at the end of the day)
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
craving; longing; thirsting
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
in the same way as; just like
rubbing one's hands together
to stop walking; to pause
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration