fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
meaning; connotation; denotation
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
still; as yet; as it has been
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to rain incessantly; to downpour
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why