so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
guiding principle; single-minded policy; one's sole talent; single spear
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
collapsing load (as on lorries, trucks)
just a minute; small quantity
to make a self-satisfied face; to look smug
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
too much; excessively; too
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
to be at a loss for words
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
indeed; really; truly; very much
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
hard to get; hard to come by
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
considerably; greatly; a lot
normalcy; normality; normal