good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
retreating figure; appearance from behind
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
bento; Japanese box lunch
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)