somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
after school (at the end of the day)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
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.)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
because of; owing to; due to
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
in advance; beforehand; previously
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to have meaning; to be meaningful
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to nod in agreement; to nod in assent
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into