generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
Hikaru Genji; The Shining Genji
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
going back to sleep; sleeping in
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
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)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
clearing one's throat; cough
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
person that annoys or causes trouble; false alarm
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial