here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships
this way; here; the person in question; he; since (a time in the past); prior to (a time in the future)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
image; figure; figure; form; image
even if not; even without
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
beginning; outset; first; onset
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to feel; to sense; to experience
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)