morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
deep sleep; sleep soundly
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
period of time; time slot; time zone
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
not sleeping a wink; wide awake all night; without moving
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
adds force or indicates command
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
supreme; greatest; highest; best
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title