middle of the night; dead of night
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
just because; even if; even though
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.); holding; up!; carry me
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to steal; to rob; to take away
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
answering machine; answerphone
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
now; the present time; just now; another; more
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page); to turn back; to double back; to enter (the second half; e.g. of a match); to do immediately (e.g. call back, answer an email)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
nothing but; except; no more than