patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
outcast; odd man out; pariah
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
to spend time (on doing something)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
just past noon; afternoon
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to complain; to make a complaint
way of solving (a problem); solution
that's the way it is; such is life
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
society; public; community; social studies
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit