standing by at home (e.g. to prevent the spread of illness) / being on furlough; being temporarily laid off

person who studies for the annual university entrance exams at home instead of at a 予備校 (yobikō)

waiting impatiently / time dragging on

A Japanese surname.

a strong sense of impatience, that what one hopes for will take forever before it comes to pass: the sense that time has slowed to a crawl

a strong sense of impatience, that what one hopes for will take forever before it comes to pass: the sense that time has slowed to a crawl

(Buddhism) dead memorial service where many gather to transcribe a sutra in one day

as early as possible

eleventh day of the month

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