sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
loose (e.g. belt); slovenly; careless; slack
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
such; this sort of; like this
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
face; visage; look; expression; countenance
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
tool; implement; means; furniture
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
participation; joining; entry; adherence
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
safety administration; safety control; safety management
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception