tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to recall; to remember; to recollect
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to walk away; to walk off
hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to talk to oneself; to mutter
that day; the very same day
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
corridor; hallway; passageway
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to run about; to rush about
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
going back to sleep (e.g. after waking up in the morning)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
rather; sooner; preferably
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
attendance (at school); going to school
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
day duty; day shift; class duty (students)
student number (for seating, etc. in class)
in order; in turn; one by one
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
rotation (of a post, role, etc.); taking turns
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful