comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
having difficulty falling asleep; unable to get to sleep
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
great hurry; great haste; rush
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
place for boarding vehicles; bus stop; bus terminal; railway platform; taxi stand; jetty
departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
liner; regularly scheduled ship
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
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)
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
factory; plant; mill; workshop
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
rich person; wealthy person
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice