wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
only; merely; but; no more than
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
the last moment; the very end
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
single word; a few words; brief comment
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to pass (of time); to elapse
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
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 get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
stairs; stairway; staircase
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
changing clothes; change of clothes
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
to move around; to move about; to get around