slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
Christmas Eve; holy night
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
just one person; only one
until now; so far; up to the present
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
not necessarily so; is not always true