12th day of the month; 12 days
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
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
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
shoji (paper sliding door)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
corridor; hallway; passageway
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to have a talk; to tell a story
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to be found; to be discovered
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate