lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
venereal disease; sexually transmitted infection; sexually transmitted disease; VD; STI; STD
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
main cause; primary factor
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
breaking one's ties (with); breaking off (from); pulling out (of)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
failure; mistake; blunder
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
river; stream; River; the ... river
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to subsist; to keep on living
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
9th in rank; ninth sign of the Chinese calendar
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
poor doctor; inept doctor; quack
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by