tedious; boring; being fed up with
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to be helpful; to be useful
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement
(period of) a year; during an era
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
from the beginning; from scratch
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
at least; at most; (even) just
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
while; during; while; although; all; both
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
impossible; unlikely; improbable
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of