daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
nothing but; except; no more than
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
funeral; burial; condolence
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
when it becomes; when it comes to
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
to order; to command; to appoint
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
soft rush (Juncus effusus var. decipiens); common rush
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
now; the present time; just now; another; more
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete