to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
your husband; her husband
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
failure; mistake; blunder
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
honorific/polite/humble prefix
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)