quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
nature; property; disposition
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
empirical; from experience
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
while; during; while; although; all; both
secret; private; surreptitious
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
to name; to call; to christen; to term
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
in one's own way or style
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion