while; during; while; although; all; both
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
preliminary arrangements; spade work
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
I see; that's right; indeed
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
seventh day of the month; seven days
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
go that far; to that extent
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
rational; logical; coherent