here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
Sleeping Beauty (fairy tale)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
have a good day; take care; see you
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
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)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to unfold; to unroll; to open
smoking room; smoking compartment
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
second day of the month; two days
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
final scene; the end; finale
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago