at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
door; gate; opening; title page
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
hard to get; hard to come by
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
tongue; tongue (of a shoe); seal flap (of an envelope)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic