to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
in this way; thus; such; uh...
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
sunlight; rays of the Sun
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
last night; yesterday evening
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
that's the way it is; such is life
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
sincere; honest; faithful
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along