to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
commencing with; including
innocent; blameless; guiltless
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
make-up; get-up; disguise; costume
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
son of a bitch; piece of shit
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
sexual desire; physical love; Eros (Greek god); Eros (asteroid); event-related optical signal; EROS
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
hostility; antagonism; opposition
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to exclude (somebody); to ignore; to keep in the dark; to leave out of the loop
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
moment by moment; hour by hour
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree