to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
both hands; both arms; ten
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
having difficulty falling asleep; unable to get to sleep
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
how many months?; how long?
beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
to repeat; to do something over again
to follow another's example
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)