to pass (of time); to elapse
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
boor; rustic; country bumpkin; lout
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
small wooden Japanese toy that flies when spun between the palms of one's hands
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to pick up; to find; to gather
spinning top (traditionally made of Japanese babylon shell)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
kendama; Japanese bilboquet (cup-and-ball game)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
form; shape; figure; visage
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
genuine article; real thing; real deal
magnanimity; generosity; tolerance
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour