front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
long ago; a long time ago; already
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
while; even though; despite
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
fine wrinkles; crow's feet
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
moron; idiot; stupid person
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
busy; hurried; yours sincerely; yours in haste; (arch.) simple; (arch.) brief
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
helper; assistant; second
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)