previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
divide into four pieces; one fourth
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
farewell party; goodbye party; send-off party
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
in that way; thus; so; so?
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
photograph of two people, usu. male and female; man and woman being alone together; phone dating service where a couple are randomly connected for a conversation
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness