morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
in every case; in everything; in all matters
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
intelligent; wise; sagacious; smart-alecky; cheeky
big and round (eyes, shaven head, etc.)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to close (one's eyes); to shut
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend