to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
one more time; once more; once again
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
foolishness; silliness; stupid conduct; idiotic behavior
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
all; entire; whole; altogether
a cornered rat will bite a cat; despair gives courage to a coward
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
absorption; suction; attraction
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
scale; scales; bathroom scale; weighing machine
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon