futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
now; the present time; just now; another; more
shopping; purchased goods
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
vengeful spirit (spawned from a person's hate); doppelgänger; co-walker; wraith
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding