promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
something; some kind of; for some reason
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
dozing off in the middle of doing something (esp. in an online chat or during an online game); becoming inactive due to falling asleep
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
downtown high-rise area; street of office buildings; area of medium to tall business buildings
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
name; given name; first name
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)