unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
endless; boundless; everlasting
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
postponement; deferment; adjournment
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
general; popular; common; typical
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)