pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to lay aside; to set aside
to summon courage; to be brave
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)
fourth day of the month; four days
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
middle of the night; dead of night
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
if you think about it; come to think of it
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)