few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
than; from; out of; except; but; more
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
expert; skilled hand; person of experience
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
literally; to the letter; literal
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
skill; dexterity; proficiency
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
one's figure during sleep
living thing; living creature; animal; life
pilling; lint; furball; hairball; trichobezoar
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not