refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
elegy; dirge; mournful melody
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
one's days and nights being reversed
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
danger; peril; hazard; risk
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
troops; group members; team members
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend