My words

緩い

ゆるい

loose, lenient, lax, gentle (curve, slope, etc.), slow, weak, soft, not firm

参照

さんしょう

reference, bibliographical reference, consultation, browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer), checking out

未満

みまん

less than, insufficient

定刻

ていこく

appointed time, timetable, schedule

察す

さっす

to guess, to sense, to presume, to judge, to sympathize with, to sympathise with

沈黙

ちんもく

silence, being silent, quiet, hush, reticence, inaction

降車

こうしゃ

alighting, getting off, getting down

ぶら下げる

ぶらさげる

to hang, to suspend, to dangle, to swing, to carry

照れくさい

てれくさい

embarrassing, awkward

会釈

えしゃく

nod, salutation, greeting, recognition, bow

裏返す

うらがえす

to turn inside out, to turn the other way, to turn (something) over

抗う

あらがう

to go against, to fight against, to oppose, to resist, to deny

栞

しおり

bookmark, guidebook

毅然

きぜん

fortitude, firmness, resolution

募集

ぼしゅう

recruiting, taking applications, Public Offering

四つ角

よつかど

four corners, crossroads

頂上

ちょうじょう

top, summit, peak

追い越し

おいこし

passing

観測

かんそく

observation, survey, measurement

毛糸

けいと

knitting wool

耐える

たえる こらえる こたえる

to bear, to stand, to endure, to put up with, to support, to withstand, to resist, to brave, to be fit for, to be equal to

流行る

はやる

to be popular, to come into fashion, to be prevalent, to spread widely (e.g. disease), to be endemic, to flourish, to thrive

奪う

うばう

to snatch away, to dispossess, to steal

常識

じょうしき

common sense, good sense, common knowledge, general knowledge, common practice, accepted practice, social etiquette

学歴

がくれき

academic background

世間

せけん

world, society

藻掻く

もがく

to struggle, to wriggle, to squirm, to writhe, to be impatient

劇的

げきてき

dramatic, exciting, touching, extreme

焦燥感

しょうそうかん

irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness

焦る

あせる

to be in a hurry, to be impatient, to be flustered, to lose one's presence of mind, to be surprised