bedding that is never put away during the day; permanently laid-out futon
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
so; like this; in this way
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; foolish; preposterous; absurd
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
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.)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed