to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
time; hour; period; class
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
all; entire; whole; altogether
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
number one; first; best; most; game; round
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
together; at the same time; same; identical
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to attempt; to test; to try out
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate