to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
open air; outdoors; outside
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
if it is the case that ...
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
public lavatory; slut; whore; floozy
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
on the way home from work; returning from work
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
middle of the night; dead of night
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth