to strain every nerve; to feel nervous
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to breathe while sleeping
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
family vacation; family trip
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
apparently; appears to be
bringing; taking; carrying
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to telephone; to make a phone call
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid