recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
moment by moment; hour by hour
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
badness; evilness; bad; evil
accurate; correct; precise; exact
Book of the Dead (ancient Egypt)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
when it becomes; when it comes to
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)