shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
slow; tedious; sluggish; irritating
attack; assault; attempt; try
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
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
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
study; diligence; discount; reduction
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora); camphorwood; camphor laurel
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to redeem (from sin); to save
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
to issue a manifesto; to appeal
to knock down; to send flying
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
after school (at the end of the day)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture