if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to get out of bed; to show a leg
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
what do I care; oh well; what will be, will be
half-crying; being on the verge of crying
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
being still half asleep; being half awake; being not yet quite awake
great hurry; great haste; rush
dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder
changing clothes; change of clothes
(wearing only) a pair of underpants
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
boisterously; roughly; briskly
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
washing with cold water (without using soap, etc.)
letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
slight; thin; on the weak side
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
control board; control panel; console
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
whispering; murmuring; subdued
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage