by myself; in person; by oneself
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
myself; yourself; I; me; you
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
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)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
cabin attendant; flight attendant; Certification Authority; CA; carbohydrate antigen; chronological age
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to employ; to hire; to charter
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
sorry; excuse me; thank you
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
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)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
kagami mochi; New Year offering consisting of two mochi stacked on each other with a bitter orange on top, cut and eaten on January 11
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
always; all the time; never; usual; regular