empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
failure; mistake; blunder
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
living; lifestyle; living room
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
breathing of a sleeping person
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
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.)
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount