had better ...; had better not ...
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
fifth day of the month; five days
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
break (in the weather, esp. rain or snow); interval of clear weather; patch of blue sky; (arch.) period of serenity
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
waste of time; killing time
a few years ago; some years back
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
cancellation of a contract
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
factory; plant; mill; workshop
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
considerably; greatly; a lot
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother