half-holiday; taking half of the day off
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
to collapse into; to flop onto
to pause; to have a short intermission
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
while; even though; despite
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
to care for someone; to look after someone
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
place; situation; position; location
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
near; close; beside; third person
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
depravity; corruption; degradation
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
light; faint; pale; fleeting
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die