pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
subordinate; subordinates; inferior; inferiors; junior
being still half asleep; being half awake; being not yet quite awake
since when; from when; how long
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
thin bedding; hard bed; bedding worn flat and hard by usage
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
living room (Western style); sitting room
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
exactly!; surely!; that's it!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
attack; assault; attempt; try
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
returning from school; going home from school
pleasant feeling; good vibes
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
chilly; unpleasantly cold
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
back street; back alley; off-street
ocean sunfish (Mola mola)