to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
the place for; the time for; the level of
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to add (to); to add on; to append
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
facing; opposite; across the street; other side