nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
one's real father; natural father; biological father
particularly; only; in the case of
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
to telephone; to make a phone call
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
discipline; training; teaching manners
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to have a desire to urinate
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
very much; very many; more and more
study; learning; tutorial
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
pointing out; identification