no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
going back to sleep (e.g. after waking up in the morning)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
like an old man; like an old woman
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
dishwasher; dishwashing machine
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to collapse into; to flop onto
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
to relax; to feel at home
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
bored; having nothing to do; idle
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
doing whatever one pleases
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
domestic help; domestic helper; domestic servant; maid
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to