to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
it is not (like that) either
older sister; elder sister
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
to not take seriously; to take lightly
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
late at night; small hours of the morning
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
desperately; for one's dear life
to lose sight of; to miss
myself; yourself; I; me; you
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to subsist; to keep on living