lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
great difference; major mistake
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
close; intimate; on good terms
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
the same; the said; likewise
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
(someone else's) child; child; kid
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission