accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
feeling; sense; impression
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to live; to reside; to inhabit
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; idiot; fool; noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
since when; from when; how long
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
martial arts which involve fighting without weapons; combat sport; one-on-one fighting sport
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
drinking hard; drinking like a fish
junior high school student; middle school pupil
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot