hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
root; source; origin; cause
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
that's the way it is; such is life
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to begin; to set about; to start
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
after that; afterwards; thereafter
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter