to close (one's eyes); to shut
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
it is I who should say so
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
such; this sort of; like this
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to be helpful; to be useful
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
beginning; outset; first; onset
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
two persons; two people; pair; couple
(some) more; even more; longer; further