and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
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.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
in comparison to; rather than